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HMC - The Harrow Museum Collection
I - Industry
3 - Whitefriars Glass (James Powell & Sons)
Title
Whitefriars Norman Slab glass bottle - Amber
Repository
Harrow Museum Collection
Ref No
HMC/I/3/2017:123
ObjectNumber
2017:123
Description
Whitefriars Norman slab glass bottle, in Amber. Hollow rectangular box with bulbous top where glass has been blown.
Comments
Traditional stained glass is made by blowing a large cylindrical bubbled that is split lengthwise and flattened into a sheet. A Norman slab bottle is blown into a cube mould which is then cut at the corners to make sheets of Norman slab glass. The thickness of the glass, ranging from very thick at the centre of the pane, to very thin at the edges, transmits light in a particularly rich fashion.
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Object Name
Glass
Materials
Glass
Location
On Display
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