Bowl: C.8-2004

Current Location: Mezzanine Landing

Maker(s)

Glassworks: James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd
Designer: Wilson, William J.

Entities

Bowl

Categories

Glass

Description

Bowl of gold-amber glass, cut and engraved

Bowl. Gold-amber glass, cut, and engraved. Circular, with deep curved sides rising from a square cut base with a slight circular depression in it. Each side of the lower part is cut with a semi-circular facet surrounded by an engraved line which overlaps with the next one at the corners. A deep spear-shaped cut rises from the base in the middle of each side and extends beyond the semi-circles .

Notes

History note: The Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond Street, London, W1S 2JT from whom purchased

Legal notes

Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Place(s) associated

Harrow ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2004-06-07) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

20th Century
1930s
Circa 1937 CE - Circa 1939 CE

School or Style

Components of the work

Decoration
Facets

Materials used in production

gold amber Glass

References and bibliographic entries

Britain between the Wars 1918-1939, Microcosm of an Age page(s): 77
Whitefriars Glass, James Powell & Sons of London page(s): 138-9
Whitefriars Glass, the Art of James Powell & Sons page(s): 128

Related exhibitions

Britain between the Wars 1918-1939, Microcosm of an Age

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.8-2004
Primary reference Number: 99042
Entry form: 601
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 12 August 2016

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Cite this record

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:


            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/99042 Accessed: 2024-04-25 02:36:55

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:


            {{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/99042
            |title=Bowl
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-25 02:36:55|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-99042

Machine readable data

JSON Linked Art XML TXT QR code

More objects and works of art you might like

An image of Bowl

Bowl

Accession Number: C.31-2013

An image of Bowl

Wooden Bowl

Accession Number: E.277.1932

An image of Bowl

Bowl

Accession Number: O.5-2017

An image of Bowl

Bowl

Accession Number: E.132.1903

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

Featured image for the project: Fitzwilliam Masked Masterpieces: The Bridesmaid - Greetings card

Fitzwilliam Masked Masterpieces: The Bridesmaid - Greetings card

£2.60

Featured image for the project: Behave Badly, 4 badge set

Behave Badly, 4 badge set

£2.50

Featured image for the project: Behave Badly Pin Badge

Behave Badly Pin Badge

£1.00

Featured image for the project: Behave Badly Pin Badge

Behave Badly Pin Badge

£1.00

You might be interested in this...

Featured image for the project: A Celadon Bowl

A Celadon Bowl

Featured image for the project: Water Jar

Water Jar

Featured image for the project: Tulip-Shaped bowl

Tulip-Shaped bowl

Featured image for the project: Touch Drawing Challenge

Touch Drawing Challenge

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...