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Champagne Flute

Champagne Flute

 
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Object Name: 
Champagne Flute
Series: 
115 / 4/ P
Department
Modern
Maker(s)
Dartington Glass, Ltd., Maker
Thrower, Frank James, Maker
Place Made: 
England, Torrington
Date: 
1969
Color
AAT
colorless
Technique
blown, applied, ground, polished
AAT
ground glass
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 19.6 cm; Rim Diam: 6.9 cm
Accession Number: 
86.2.8 B
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Colorless lead glass; blown with hot applied stem and foot. Deep conical bowl with ground and polished rim; walls taper toward base and join stem in a continuous line; stem contains elongated inverse teardrop shaped air-trap, stem continues to taper to domed, solid foot; no pontil; acetate label on foot - gold "D" logo encircled "E", small black letters "Dartington-England/24% lead crystal".
Inscription
D / E / Dartington-England / 24% lead crystal
Label
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Provenance
Dartington Glass, Ltd., Former Collection
1986-06-09

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Exhibitions

One Hundred Best Ever Designs
Venue(s)
Victoria and Albert Museum, Boiler House 1985 through 1985

Publications

One Hundred Best Ever Designs (1985)

Objects In Set

2 Champagne Flutes
Artist:Thrower, Frank James
Date:1969
Accession Number:86.2.8
Champagne Flute
Artist:Thrower, Frank James
Date:1969
Accession Number:86.2.8 A
 

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