24/1987
Collection
Glass
Brief description
Hand-blown glass vase in 'Sea Green' with applied ribbon trail decoration, designed by Barnaby Powell in 1932 and manufactured by James Powell and Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd. in Wealdstone, Middlesex, c.1932.
Object name
vase
Object number
24/1987
Production person
Barnaby Powell (designer)
Production organisation
James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd (manufacturer)
Production date
1932 (designed)
Production place
Wealdstone
Period
Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Material
glass
Technique
blown
applied
applied
Physical description
Hand blown 'sea green' (this is the manufacturer's colour name) glass vase of trumpet form with applied ribbon trail decoration spiralling around the body. Shape number 8886.
Dimensions
Height: 20.8cm
Diameter: 9.8cm
Diameter: 18.6cm
Diameter: 9.8cm
Diameter: 18.6cm
Website keywords
Decoration and furnishings
ornaments
ornaments
Label
Caption for Exploring 20th Century London website:
Barnaby Powell, great-grandson of the founder of Whitefriars, designed this vase in 1932. He had joined the firm as a director at the close of the First World War, but resigned from his position in 1920 so he could work instead as a salaried designer. He was responsible for the majority of the glass designs during the 1930s, including this sea green - the colour name used by Whitefriars - vase with its hand-applied ribbon-trailed decoration.
Barnaby Powell, great-grandson of the founder of Whitefriars, designed this vase in 1932. He had joined the firm as a director at the close of the First World War, but resigned from his position in 1920 so he could work instead as a salaried designer. He was responsible for the majority of the glass designs during the 1930s, including this sea green - the colour name used by Whitefriars - vase with its hand-applied ribbon-trailed decoration.
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