Isle of Wight Museum of Glass

Isle of Wight Museum of Glass A beautiful museum in the heart of Arreton. We have over 1200 pieces on show, including many unique

SEASCAPE AND GOLDEN PEACOCK ADVERTISING PLAQUES dating from 1988. One is for sale - a rare opportunity for the avid coll...
19/06/2026

SEASCAPE AND GOLDEN PEACOCK ADVERTISING PLAQUES dating from 1988. One is for sale - a rare opportunity for the avid collector. These display blocks were used at Isle of Wight Studio Glass, but were meant originally for Stourbridge Galleries, which was run by the late sister of Michael Harris, Marjorie Heathcliffe with her husband Roy. The museum now has eight different plaques in the collection. The Seascape one was added yesterday. However, the Golden Peacock Green plaque is a duplicate and available for sale in the museum shop.

NEWLY ADDED TO THE COLLECTION Timothy Harris Special 'Flowers' vase probably made in 1994, but unsigned and undated (the...
02/06/2026

NEWLY ADDED TO THE COLLECTION Timothy Harris Special 'Flowers' vase probably made in 1994, but unsigned and undated (the museum has another vase of this same colourway dated 1994). It stands about 13 cm high. 'Flowers' was a trial range produced by Timothy Harris and Carl Nordbruch of which 15 pieces are known, including 13 vases and 2 perfume bottles. The museum now has five of them in the collection. All the pieces were of a different shape and size, but all have the characteristically shaped flowers. 'Flowers' proved too time consuming to make to be commercial, which explains why only a few examples are known.

RARE FLOWER GARDEN MIXED COLOURWAY The museum bought this footed vase for the collection at a local auction. It is very ...
28/05/2026

RARE FLOWER GARDEN MIXED COLOURWAY The museum bought this footed vase for the collection at a local auction. It is very unusual because it's a mixture of the Larkspur and Lavender colourways. We have not seen another like it. Tim Harris of Isle of Wight Studio Glass suggests it was an end-of-day piece when leftover colour chips were combined. The vase measures 14 cm and 10.2 cm across the rim.

LALIQUE OWL AND NAIADES PIN DISH are in the museum shop now. Lalique is always popular because of the fine quality of th...
12/05/2026

LALIQUE OWL AND NAIADES PIN DISH are in the museum shop now. Lalique is always popular because of the fine quality of the pieces. Both items are in lovely condition. Our shop has a wide selection of good glass, ranging from 18th century Georgian to contemporary studio. We hope to see you soon. The museum is open 7 days per week 10 am to 4.30 pm.

RIBBED BOWL, POSSIBLY BY RUDOLF JURNIKL for Sklo Union in the 1970s will soon be available in the museum shop. It's in e...
19/04/2026

RIBBED BOWL, POSSIBLY BY RUDOLF JURNIKL for Sklo Union in the 1970s will soon be available in the museum shop. It's in excellent condition. The bowl is a clever design. It has a star-shaped outline with curved ribs underneath. The top is completely flat; it's just an optical illusion that makes it appear ribbed. The bowl stands on the ribs. It is 20 cm across, 5 cm high, and really heavy at about 1.3 kg.

NEW TO THE MUSEUM COLLECTION is an Etling table lamp designed by Lucille Sevin in the late 1920s. It has the original li...
13/04/2026

NEW TO THE MUSEUM COLLECTION is an Etling table lamp designed by Lucille Sevin in the late 1920s. It has the original light fittings and metal stand; the shade is modern. One light bulb points down into the base and four other bulbs are located under the shade. This design is number 7 in the Choisy-le-roi catalogue and is signed Sevin in the mould.

CLAIRE RAINBOW MAKING GLASS IN 1981 in the workshop of Isle of Wight Studio glass. The museum bought this diapositive pr...
02/04/2026

CLAIRE RAINBOW MAKING GLASS IN 1981 in the workshop of Isle of Wight Studio glass. The museum bought this diapositive projector slide when it appeared on eBay last week. It was labelled "Glass blowing Ventnor IOW '81". Tim and Elizabeth Harris both identified the person shown as Claire Rainbow, the designer of the Iris and Orchid ranges in the early 1980s. This slide is interesting because it shows what the studio workshop looked like at the time. None of us know what happened to Claire after she left the Island. Can anyone enlighten us?

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Arreton Barns, Main Road
Arreton
PO303AA

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Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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