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| Flagon John Hardman Powell England, 1862 The Victoria & Albert Museum |
A flagon such as this one would have been used to hold the communion wine in a church—either Catholic or Protestant. This example, dating to 1848, was designed by John Hardman Powell—Chief Designer for Hardman’s of Birmingham since 1852. Powell had the distinction of being a student of as well as the son-in-law of the famed designer A.W.N. Pugin. Like Pugin, Powell was a proponent of the Gothic Revival style and was adamant that it was the only appropriate style for ecclesiastical design. This flagon of ruby glass was made in 1862 to be shown at the International Exhibition of 1862. The glass is mounted in silver gilt and set with cabochon gemstones and enamels.
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