Wheelbarrow
Flower Holder
1893 (design registered)
1893 (design registered)
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| Place of origin |
Object Type
Glass containers in all sorts of fancy shapes were used simply as ornaments, but also as salt cellars and to display flower posies on the dinner table.
Materials & Making
The technique of press-moulding glass with the aid of a hand-operated machine was first perfected in the United States of America in the early 1820s. It took only two people to shape a measured quantity of hot glass in a heated metal mould. By simply depressing a lever, a metal plunger was lowered into the glass, forcing it into the patterned mould. By the 1830s this method had spread to Europe and Britain, giving rise to stylistic changes and revolutionising the availability of glassware. The technique made the mid- to late 19th century the first period of true mass production. In the 1890s the introduction of steam-powered presses improved quality while cutting costs even further.
People
Greener & Co., in Sunderland, was a relatively small firm which often produced innovative patterns and designs.
Design
Wheelbarrows and colliery trucks had a popular appeal for the working classes, for whom such cheap novelty items were intended.
Glass containers in all sorts of fancy shapes were used simply as ornaments, but also as salt cellars and to display flower posies on the dinner table.
Materials & Making
The technique of press-moulding glass with the aid of a hand-operated machine was first perfected in the United States of America in the early 1820s. It took only two people to shape a measured quantity of hot glass in a heated metal mould. By simply depressing a lever, a metal plunger was lowered into the glass, forcing it into the patterned mould. By the 1830s this method had spread to Europe and Britain, giving rise to stylistic changes and revolutionising the availability of glassware. The technique made the mid- to late 19th century the first period of true mass production. In the 1890s the introduction of steam-powered presses improved quality while cutting costs even further.
People
Greener & Co., in Sunderland, was a relatively small firm which often produced innovative patterns and designs.
Design
Wheelbarrows and colliery trucks had a popular appeal for the working classes, for whom such cheap novelty items were intended.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Wheelbarrow (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Press-moulded glass |
| Brief description | Flower holder, England (Sunderland), made by Greener & Co., Wear Flint Glassworks, 1893-1920 |
| Physical description | Flower trough in the shape of a wheelbarrow |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Registration number 218710 for 18/9/1893
Marked with a diamond registration mark for 1893 and 'Rd. 21879', both moulded (Registration number) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs D. How |
| Object history | Made by Henry Greener & Co., Wear Flint Glassworks, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear |
| Summary | Object Type Glass containers in all sorts of fancy shapes were used simply as ornaments, but also as salt cellars and to display flower posies on the dinner table. Materials & Making The technique of press-moulding glass with the aid of a hand-operated machine was first perfected in the United States of America in the early 1820s. It took only two people to shape a measured quantity of hot glass in a heated metal mould. By simply depressing a lever, a metal plunger was lowered into the glass, forcing it into the patterned mould. By the 1830s this method had spread to Europe and Britain, giving rise to stylistic changes and revolutionising the availability of glassware. The technique made the mid- to late 19th century the first period of true mass production. In the 1890s the introduction of steam-powered presses improved quality while cutting costs even further. People Greener & Co., in Sunderland, was a relatively small firm which often produced innovative patterns and designs. Design Wheelbarrows and colliery trucks had a popular appeal for the working classes, for whom such cheap novelty items were intended. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.79-1967 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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