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Basic Information | | Accession Number: | 1939M313.1 |
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| Collection: | Applied Art – Glass |
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| Date: | 1859 – 1875 |
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Maker Information | | Attributed to: | Philip Webb – View biography for Philip Webb |
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| Manufacturer: | James Powell & Sons – View history |
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Notes | The recipe for making glass has changed little for several thousands of years: sand, alkali ashes, and lime from crushed stones are melted together to give a strong, yet fragile material. This molten material can then be manipulated by the glassmaker in a number of ways.This 19th century, English champagne glass was free blown. Air would have been blown down a metal tube that had a blob of glass at its end to create a bubble. This bubble of glass would then have been shaped using a variety of tools to create the desired form. | | Bequeathed by May Morris, 1939. |
Further Information | | Production Period: | 19th Century |
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| Medium: | Lead glass. |
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| Material(s): | Lead glass |
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| Place of Origin: | London, England |
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Dimensions | | Height: | 11.5 cm |
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| Diameter: | 7.9 cm |
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