'Arco 4', Tessa Clegg, 1998. Museum no. C.114:1-1998
COLLECTIONS
Glass
The Victoria and Albert Museum holds the
National Collection of Glass. It includes more
than 6000 pieces, from the Middle East,
Europe and America, and illustrates the
4000-year history of glass, from the
2nd millennium BC to the present.
Read some of the stories behind the objects
and view images of many of the spectacular
pieces featured in the Chihuly exhibition
of 2001.
Highlight
The Luck of Edenhall: History and Myths
This famous glass, known as the 'Luck of Edenhall' for at least 230 years, is a beaker with flaring rim decorated in gold and coloured enamels.
Highlight
A Captive Audience?
A band of naked figures stands rooted to the spot, each the clone of his neighbour, each indistinguishable from his neighbour, all hemmed in by a barrier and trapped on a confining platform.