First formed by accident 5000 years ago, glass has gradually evolved into Mankind’s most important creation and its greatest tool in shaping the modern world.

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              Image (c) Andy McConnell

Image (c) Enrico Fiorese

Here are the links to view.

Venice & American Studio Glass - Part 1

Venice & American Studio Glass - Part 2

Le Stanza del Vitro website.

 image (c) Jonathan Cooke

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Chinese reverse painted mirrored looking glass    circa 1755 Saltram  Devon (c) National Trust

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Pope Cameo vase . Lord Ward 'carte de visite ' Image credit J Measell

Image (C) The J. Paul Getty Museum

John,Lord Mountstuart, later 4th Earl & 1st Marques of Bute

Britain in the 1700s was complex, dynamic, and full of growth, whether industrial, geographical, intellectual or societal. The nation began the century under the leadership of a Dutch king (William III, r. 1689-1702), followed by a dynasty of Germans (the Hanoverians, r.1714-1837). Its aristocracy was educated on European Grand Tours, and its commercial, political and territorial ambitions stretched from North America to India, and from Africa to China. It was a world that fostered exploration, expansion and exploitation.

The British glass industry replaced that of Venice as the global leader during this period but, beyond its presence in dining and drinking rituals, little discussion has hitherto been made of the significance of glass in the lives of the nation’s elite during the 1700s.

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Norwich Castle Museum, which played host to our AGM in 2019, has offered The Glass Society the opportunity to look at glass behind the scenes and not on public display. The study day coincides with the museum being gifted a collection of mainly C18th English glass and is, therefore, our opportunity to help them and in so doing repay some of their kindness and hospitality.

Members who did not attend the AGM will also have the opportunity to tour the museum and see their outstanding collection of works by the Norwich School of artists as well as the local glass of William Absolon.

Regret that THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTPONED.

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This talk is about the fun of researching and collecting drinking glasses dating from the period 1662-1702, and about some of the people, like Robert Charleston and David Watts, who provided help and encouragement.  In particular, Colin will discuss his efforts to rely less on stylistic attributions in favour of more objective measures such as density and UV-fluorescence.

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Sally Scott F.G.E., architectural glass engraver and painter, will give us an insight into her career in glass (spanning over three decades); with a focus on her commission to design the new entrance to Ripon Cathedral in 2012. This will be accompanied by a film following the stages of this project from start to finish. She will also discuss her work on an even larger scale at Leeds Minster and the Roman Catholic National Shrine to Our Lady in Walsingham.

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Image   Heike Bracklow Anima 2

Visit to Heike Brachlow's Studio Complex 

Tuesday 29th October, at 2 pm.

Parndon Mill in Essex provides workspace for artists, craftspeople, designers and architects who have the opportunity to share ideas and use their different skills to collaborate on creative work.

Born and raised in Munich, Germany, Heike Brachlow received her BA in glass 2004 from the University of Wolverhampton, her MA in 2006 and her PhD in 2012 from the Royal College of Art in London. She primarily works as a self-employed artist from her studio at Parndon Mill, and as an educator and lecturer, teaching at the Royal College of Art and institutions such as the Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass and Pilchuck Glass School. Heike will speak to our group about her approach and technique of cast glass sculpture. Her assistant glass maker, Joshua Kerley, will then explain his approach to kiln formed glass.    Parndon Mill is within walking distance of Old Harlow railway station

Image Heike Brachlow