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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Black Amethyst Carnival Glass Sugar Bowl

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Crown Crystal Glass Company

Subcollections

The Taylor Cabinet

Overview

This sugar bowl made of Australian diamond patterned black amethyst Carnival Glass . It has two handles and the top edge has a faceted 'wave rim'. The outside of the bowl features a crude diamond pattern in relief, bordered by two lines and a plain bottom section. It presents as dark metallic grey in colour with a golden lustre on the inside rim.

Historical information

The Crown Crystal Glass Company in Sydney, New South Wales (previously known as Crystal Glass Works and Crown Glass Works) was the only company to manufacture Carnival Glass in Australia. Crown Crystal produced their first designs for Carnival Glass in Australia in 1919 but only started registering their designs in 1923. They specialised in marigold and purple (or black amethyst) coloured glassware and were known for their bowls and to a lesser degree vases and tables sets. Their products were known for their Australian imagery which included marsupials and local flora.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2019.190

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

13 cm

Height or length

9 cm

Weight

328 g

Contextual Information

Prior to electricity, rooms were lit with oil lamps and candles and people loved to have things around them that shone and glowed in the soft light.

Keywords

Australian Carnival Glass

Place made

Sydney
NSW
Australia

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Social or spiritual significance

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Parent records

CABINET 1.6.1 The Taylor Cabinet

Busselton Historical Society

Busselton Historical Society

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