Glassware by James Powell and Sons
by POWELL, Harry James, Glass
The picture shows a collection of glassware made by James Powell and Sons, exhibited in the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York. From left to right are a compote (glass, 1890s), a vase (glass, c. 1890), a wine glass (glass, c. 1900), a vase (blown glass, 1895-1900), a beaker (glass, 1890-1910), another vase (glass, 1890s) and a decanter (blown and pressed glass, 1910s).
As an ensemble, these objects enable us to examine the creative range of James Powell and Sons from the 1870s through 1930, which includes the 1890-1910 period when Harry James Powell was the chief designer at the firm. The interrelationships of James Powell and Sons with many of the leading designers of the day make the work of the firm, under Harry James’s leadership, a significant force in British design.