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Anglicanum Crafts, Frigiliana
Lecture
Anglicanum Crafts, Frigiliana
Lecture
November 2010
Glass and Royal Connections
Charles Hajdamach
BA(Hons) FSGT
Fascinating array of items made and used by Royalty through the ages. Egyptian Pharaohs, Roman Caesars, European Crown Heads and British Kings and Queens, Bonnie Prince Charlie.
Charles Hajdamach is a Fellow of the Society of Glass Technology and Chairman of the Glass Association.
The following information is taken from his websiteCharles Hajdamach is one of the top authorities on glass in the country. He has lectured in America, Canada, South Africa and Ireland and has written extensively on the subject from antique to contemporary studio glass. Broadfield House.
For 23 years he was the Director of Broadfield House Glass Museum in Kingswinford, which he established in 1980, and which quickly became one of the top glass museums in the world. During that time he increased the collections to over 17,000 pieces. In 2000 he commissioned twelve of the country's top glass artists to create unique pieces for the Dudley Millennium Commission.
In 1991 he published 'British Glass 1800-1914' which remains the standard work on the subject. In 2000 he was elected a Fellow of the Society of Glass Technology. In 2003 he took early retirement to concentrate on his lecturing and writing.His second book, '20th Century British Glass' was recently published by Antique Collectors' Club; the following account was taken from the Club's website:
"Comprehensive is an understatement" Liverpool Daily Post.
This is the most comprehensive book yet published on twentieth century British glass with hitherto unpublished catalogues, contemporary photographs and hundred of objects grouped to assist collectors with identification. The majority of the items, from private and public collections, are illustrated for the first time.
The book covers everything from Art Nouveau and Art Deco masterpieces to the now much ignored Pyrex ovenware and everything in between from engraving, cameo glass and paperweights. Chapters focus on the effects of the two world wars, special features look at individual designers including Keith Murray, while major exhibitions including the Festival of Britain in 1951 are fully discussed. Biographical sections look at post-war designers including Geoffrey Baxter, Ronald Stennett-Willson and Frank Thrower.