Cracking glass: the big four, postwar glass companies
20th January 2027, 18:30-19:30
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Assembly Room, Chichester Council, North Street PO19 1LQ
Organised by : The Arts Society Chichester Evening
Mark Hill will describe to the Arts Society Chichester Evening how these four outstanding manufacturers, Whitefriars, Kings Lynn (Wedgwood), Caithness and Dartington, changed the face of British glassware after WW2. As well as the histories of the companies and their designers, special slides will examine, compare and contrast good, better, best examples from each company. The emergence of such innovative glassware factories is put into context, with the major influences behind them discussed. The current glut of Whitefriars fakes is covered, including tips on how to spot them!
Whitefriars vase Geoffrey Baxter, photo Graham Rae