New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Cordial | Brandy glass

Manufacturer Stevens and Williams, Ltd.

Manufacturer Brierley Hill Glassworks

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1937

MediumBlown glass

DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Base: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)

InscribedAcid stamp mark on bottom: "ROYAL/BRIERLEY/ENGLAND".

Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Alan Hudson

Object number90.53

Not on view

DescriptionCordial or brandy glass of blown colorless glass. Round bowl and hollow knop stem. Bowl engraved with crowned "GR VI" cypher & foot engraved "GOD SAVE THE KING". Hollow knop in stem contains 1937 coronation medal with London hallmarks date letter "A" and "T & S".

Published ReferencesR.S. Williams-Thomas, THE CRYSTAL YEARS...STEVENS & WILLIAMS ROYAL BRIERLEY CRYSTAL, pp. 53-55, 58-61, 65. Roger Dodsworth, BRITISH GLASS BETWEEN THE WARS, similar wares ill. pp. 70-71, mark pg. 109.