On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Bowl

1920-1930 (made)
Artist/Maker
Sowerby Ellison Glassworks (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Gateshead (made)

Bowl, Britain (Gateshead-on-Tyne), made by Sowerby & Co., Ellison Glass Works, 1885-1960

Object details

Category
Glass
Object type
Bowl
Materials and techniques
Press-moulded glass
Brief description
Bowl, Britain (Gateshead-on-Tyne), made by Sowerby & Co., Ellison Glass Works, 1885-1960
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.0cm
  • Maximum width: 22.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
Sowerby trade mark (Makers's mark)
Gallery label
Sowerby's also used this exterior mould when producing the iridescent, coloured glass which has become known as 'Carnival'. The mould was first used in 1882
Production
Sowerby pattern bk.IX 1882 p.10, no.1544 rim not waved.
Bibliographic reference
Murray (1982;pl.31,32), Lattimore (1979;fig.27)
Other number
7694 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.63-1970

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O7107/bowl-sowerby-ellison-glassworks/
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