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

Sherry glass

Manufacturer Stevens and Williams, Ltd.

Manufacturer Brierley Hill Glassworks

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1937

MediumBlown glass

DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 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 number90.54

Not on view

DescriptionSherry glass of blown colorless glass. Conical bowl and hollow knop stem. Acid-etched with a crowned "GR VI" cypher over the date 1937, and the symbols of Great Britain-the rose, thistle, and shamrock. 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.