Bowl and Salver

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Object Name: 
Bowl and Salver
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
England, West Midlands, Birmingham
Accession Number: 
51.2.246
Dimensions: 
See Individual Records
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1935-1950
Credit Line: 
Gift of John W. Walsh Ltd.
Primary Description: 
Clear glass; blown, cut and engraved. Bowl and Salver. Each has a solid conical base; groups of three S-shaped motifs in miter cutting, two waves below rim and one above base, groups of shallow engraved lines in a scale pattern intermingled with the main motifs. Bowl has a cup-shaped body. Salver has a very shallow bowl.

More Info

Department: 
Modern; Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
John W. Walsh Ltd. (English, 1922-1951), Former Collection

Objects in Set (2)

Bowl
Artist:Farquharson, W. C.
Date:about 1935-1950
Accession Number:51.2.246 A
Salver
Artist:Farquharson, W. C.
Date:about 1935-1950
Accession Number:51.2.246 B