On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Amber medallions design

Finger-Bowl
ca. 1862 (made)
Artist/Maker
Apsley Pellatt & Co. (manufacturer)
Falcon Glassworks (glassworks)
Place of origin
London (made)

Finger-bowl, England (London), made by Pellatt & Co., Falcon Glassworks, 1860-1864

Object details

Categories
Glass
Food Vessels & Tableware
Object type
Finger-bowl
TitleAmber medallions design (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Silver-stained and engraved glass
Brief description
Finger-bowl, England (London), made by Pellatt & Co., Falcon Glassworks, 1860-1864
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.5cm
Style
Victorian
Gallery label
Given by the maker to the Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, in 1864. A decanter with the same decoration was shown in the London International Exhibition in 1862, and was illustrated in the Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue. Good quality glass, thinly-made and with fine engraving was characteristic of the Pellatt company's wares.
Other number
9226 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.616-1967

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O7073/amber-medallions-design-finger-bowl-apsley-pellatt/
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