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Champagne glass

Champagne glass
(c. 1880)

Medium
glass (wheel-engraved)

Measurements
12.4 × 8.3 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Thomas Webb & Sons, 1881

Gallery location
Not on display

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About this work

Thomas Webb & Sons was one of the leading luxury glass manufacturers of the late nineteenth century. The company had a stand at Melbourne’s 1880–81 International Exhibition and subsequently gifted a group of finely engraved table glass to the NGV, to which this champagne glass belongs. The glasses feature a range of historical revival-style designs that were fashionable at the time. The bowl of this glass is engraved with Celtic knotwork motifs, interspersed with scrolling elements that reference formal strapwork designs.

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England

Accession Number
709-D1M

Department
International Decorative Arts

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited

Physical description
Celtic design.