Harry Powell – Goblet, 1912-1913

Harry Powell

Goblet, 1912-1913

Free-blown green glass with lotus engravings
Probably made by Powell of Whitefriars, England
h. 20 cm

PROVENANCE : Private collection, Derby, UK, late 1990's - British art market, Sussex, UK, ca. 2006 - Private collection, Florida, acquired from the above at the 2006 Liberty Arts and Crafts Exhibition, London.

SIMILAR PIECES : The only other known example of this design is in the collection of the British Museum, London.

EXHIBITION : International Exhibition, Ghent, Belgium, April-October 1913.

LITERATURE : Judy Rudoe, 'Glasses with Histories : Historic Revivals by Harry and James Crofts Powell', in 'Whitefriars Glass. The Art of James Powell & Sons', 1996, pages 36-53 - Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Manchester City Art Galleries, 1996, figure 97.