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made at Wealdstone, London

Postcard of Vase.
000-190-004-400-C
© National Museums Scotland

Vase

This vase of clear colourless glass dates from 1960. It was made by James Powell and Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd of Wealdstone in London and engraved by Helen Monro of Edinburgh.

The vase has wheel-engraved decoration depicting a standing angel playing a lute. Near the base is the inscription 'Helen Monro '60'.

In the 1960s, British glass manufacturers were slow to follow the lead of their more innovative Scandinavian contemporaries. British artists experimented little with actual glassmaking, but continued the long national tradition of engraved decoration.


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Online ID: 000-190-004-400-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1972.38
Date: 1960
Dated 1960
Material: Glass, clear colourless, wheel-engraved. Inscription: Near base: Helen Monro '60
Dimensions: 186 mm H x 93 mm D
What:
Subject: British glass
Who: Helen Monro, Edinburgh (Engraver)
James Powell and Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd, Wealdstone (Maker)
Where: England, Wealdstone
Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Event:
Description: Vase of clear colourless glass wheel-engraved with a standing angel playing a lute: English, Wealdstone, by James Powell and Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd, engraved by Helen Monro, Edinburgh, dated 1960
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