Dartington Glass Identification Guide + Gallery
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Dartington Glass was founded in 1966 in Devon, England, by The Dartington Hall Trust. Frank Thrower was chief designer and co-director, and made over 500 designs for Dartington during his 20 years at the company. Staff at Dartington were trained by skilled glassblowers from Kosta and Orrefors. In 1982, Wedgwood glass bought a 50% stake in Dartington, but sold their share to the Rockware Group in 1989. Dartington was renamed Dartington Crystal in 1987, and returned to private ownership in 1994.
Sources: 20th Century Factory Glass by Lesley Jackson.
A flame red British glass vase with stylised flower and sun patterns. Made by Dartington, designed by Frank Thrower, pattern number FT2.
A blue British glass vase with greek key pattern. Made by Dartington, designed by Frank Thrower, pattern number FT58.
A turquoise British glass vase with daisy pattern. Made by Dartington, designed by Frank Thrower, pattern number FT59.
A midnight grey British glass vase or candle holder with stylised flower pattern. Made by Dartington, designed by Frank Thrower, pattern number FT60, labelled.
A kingfisher blue British glass vase with geometric pattern. Made by Dartington, designed by Frank Thrower, pattern number FT65.
A kingfisher blue British glass vase with sun pattern. Made by Dartington, designed by Frank Thrower, pattern number FT66.
A flame red British glass vase with greek key pattern. Made by Dartington, designed by Frank Thrower, pattern number FT72, labelled.
A midnight grey British glass vase or candle holder with panel and spot pattern. Made by Dartington, designed by Frank Thrower, pattern number FT88, labelled.
A kingfisher blue British glass vase with "nipple" pattern (also known as "X Certificate"). Made by Dartington, designed by Frank Thrower, pattern number FT95.
A kingfisher blue British glass vase or candle holder with bark pattern. Made by Dartington, designed by Frank Thrower, pattern number FT98, labelled.
A flame red British glass vase with bark pattern. Made by Dartington, designed by Frank Thrower, pattern number FT101.
A British clear glass vase with "Marguerite" flower pattern. Made by Dartington, designed by Frank Thrower, pattern number FT228, boxed.
A large green British glass "Volterra" floor vase. Made by Wood Bros, for Dartington, designed by Frank Thrower, pattern number FT222, labelled.
A large green British glass "Inkwell" floor vase. Made by Wood Bros, for Dartington, designed by Frank Thrower, pattern number FT223.
A large amber British glass "Candy" floor vase. Made by Wood Bros, for Dartington, designed by Frank Thrower, pattern number FT224.
A British turquoise and clear cased glass vase with "Flare" pattern. Made by Dartington, designed by Frank Thrower, pattern number FT402, marked.
A British clear glass vase with coloured spots. Made by Dartington, designed by Frank Thrower, from the "Kitchen Collection", pattern number FT113, labelled.
A British clear glass "Avocado" bowl / dish. Made by Dartington, designed by Frank Thrower, pattern number FT146, labelled.
A blue British glass "Victoria" apothecary jar. Made by Dartington, designed by Frank Thrower, pattern number FT181/4, labelled.
A black, white, red and clear glass stem vase. Sold by Dartington, pattern name "Conceicao Cabral". Designed and made in Portugal.
A British green and clear cased glass hooped vase. Made by Dartington, marked and labelled.
A British clear glass decanter / bottle. Made by Dartington, designed by Frank Thrower, labelled.
A pink British glass vase. Made by Dartington, marked and labelled.
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