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Plate

ca. 1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Baccarat (manufacturer)
Reading, William (die-sinker (mould-maker))
Place of origin
France (made)

Plate, possibly France, probably die-sinker (mould-maker) William Reading possibly for Baccarat glassworks, 1828-1845

Object details

Category
Glass
Object type
Plate
Materials and techniques
Press-moulded glass
Brief description
Plate, possibly France, probably die-sinker (mould-maker) William Reading possibly for Baccarat glassworks, 1828-1845
Dimensions
  • Maximum width: 19.2cm
Style
19TH CONT
Marks and inscriptions
'WR' moulded (Signature)
Gallery label
William Reading, whose initials may be those on the rim of this plate, was a die-sinker from Birmingham, the centre of the British mould-making industry. Moulds with the initials 'WR' are known to have been used by the French glassworks, Baccarat, and some of the same designs also appear in the pattern-books of Val St Lambert, Belgium. It is possible that William Reading re-cut moulds for factories abroad or cut new designs to their commission. See also C.5-1979
Credit line
Given by Mrs. Barbara Morris
Production
Wakefield, Hugh: 19thC British Glass, 2nd ed.,1982,p.143
Bibliographic reference
Barbara Morris, 'Victorian Table Glass and Ornaments' (Barrie and Jenkins, 1978) p. 191, pl. 123
Other number
7641 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.692-1967

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
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