bowl

Object NameThe "Commonwealth" Bowl

Maker Brierley Hill Glass Company

Maker E. Rowley

Made FromGlass

Date1953

TechniqueBlown, Engraved, Applied

SizeOverall H: 13 cm, Diam (at handles): 25.4 cm; Rim Diam: 18.1 cm; Foot Diam: 11.8 cm

Accession Number53.2.3

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Place Made

England, Brierley Hill

Physical DescriptionClear glass; blown and engraved, with applied parts. Pedestal foot with spreading folded rim forming an air-trap, bowl with straight walls and flat bottom resting on a ring; two ear-shaped ribbed handles applied to the bowl. Engraved decoration: bowl, obverse: the English royal coat-of-arms, flanked by "E R" and the coat-of-arms of Canada, Australia, the Union of S. Africa and New Zealand; reverse: "2, June 1953. I declare...that my whole life shall be devoted to your service.", flanked by the coat-of-arms of Pakistan, Indka, Cylon and S. Rhodesia; below rim: "The coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II." On the foot are flowers, underneath the rim an inscription: "THE "COMMONWEALTH" CUP - ROYAL. BRIERLEY - ENGRAVED BY E. Rowley, 50 MADE, NO. 4".
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