tumbler

Object NameTumbler

Maker Whitefriars Glass Ltd.

Maker Philip Webb (British, 1831-1915)

Maker James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd.

Made FromFlint glass, possibly

Date1860

Place MadeEngland, London

TechniqueBlown, Optic-molded, Hot-worked

SizeOverall H: 10.3 cm, Diam: 7.6 cm

Accession Number96.2.3

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewModern Gallery

Physical DescriptionTransparent olive green, possibly flint glass; blown, optic-molded, hot-worked. Thinly blown tumbler with overall faint vertical optic rib molding, wide fire-polished rim, just below rim, body is necked slightly and this area is decorated with a thinly trailed spiral, body swells out slightly and tapers in gradually, then bulges out slightly near narrowed and flattened base; ground and polished base and pontil; unsigned.
Provenance

Source Kurland - Zubar - 1996-01-26