Ale glass
Manufacturer
Stevens and Williams, Ltd.
Manufacturer
Brierley Hill Glassworks
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1937
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Base: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Base: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
InscribedAcid stamp mark on bottom: "ROYAL/BRIERLEY/ENGLAND".
Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Alan Hudson
Object number90.52
Not on view
DescriptionAle glass of blown colorless glass. Conical bowl. Hollow knop & folded foot. Engraved with crowned "GR VI" cypher within a wreath, crown, and the date 1937. 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.
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