Goblet
Sir Laurence Whistler, CBE (1912 - 2000)
Category
Glass
Date
1957
Materials
Glass
Measurements
225 mm (Height); 90 mm (Diameter)
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Avebury, Wiltshire
NT 220714
Summary
One of a set of three 'Wilton' shape goblets by Laurence Whistler engraved in 1957 inspired by the stone circle in Cornwall known as the Dawns Men. Placed around a transparent bowl, the nine stones rising from the grass form a visible circle. Above them are low clouds, lightning and a white owl.
Provenance
Transferred to Wessex Region by Kent and East Sussex Region in 1993.
Makers and roles
Sir Laurence Whistler, CBE (1912 - 2000), glass engraver