Whitefriars’ green wrythen glass Posy Vase
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Whitefriars’ green wrythen glass Posy Vase
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Whitefriars’ green wrythen glass Posy Vase:
with gathered neck and broad flared rim with wavy edge.
Circa 1880, designed by James Powell of Whitefriars.
Height: | 3" | - | 7.5cm |
Width: | 4¾" | - | 12.0cm |
Glossary Words
Whitefriars
Glasshouse in East London run by James Powell, & Sons.
Powell, James & Sons
James Powell took over the Whitefriars Glass Works in London in 1834 and began a revival of handblown glass. Powells produced austerely elegant glasses for Arts & Crafts designer Philip Webb and opalescent shades for W.A.S.Benson's light fittings.
wrythen
Glass which is drawn and shaped while molten. The term is used of 18th century style blown glass chandeliers.