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Awards Finalist | Cumbria Tourism Awards 2023

Awards Finalist | Cumbria Tourism Awards 2023

Cumbria Crystal is delighted to announce that it has been selected as one of four finalists for the Makers a...

Cumbria Crystal E-Brochures

If you would like to browse our crystal by collection, simply click on the image below to view the e-brochur...

Gold ruby goblet, Germany, Potsdam, about 1690-1700, probably engraved by Gottfried Spiller. 79.3.258. Image courtesy of the Corning Museum of Glass Collection

Cumbria Crystal's The History of Glass | Baroque Glass

Baroque glass | Volume 7 By Dr Jessamy Kelly, glass artist and educator In this article we will examine th...

Wineglass (about 1650–1700). CMoG 51.3.118. Image licensed by The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY (www.cmog.org) under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Cumbria Crystal's The History of Glass | Venetian Glass

Venetian glass | Volume 6 By Dr Jessamy Kelly, glass artist and educator Between the 13th and 15th century...

Figure 4. Candlestick, enamelled and gilded blown glass, probably Egypt, about 1340-1365. Image courtesy of the Corning Museum of Glass.

Cumbria Crystal's The History of Glass | Byzantine Glass

Byzantine glass | Volume 5 By Dr Jessamy Kelly, glass artist and educator This month we will discuss the e...

Figure 4 Beaker with Lions (1175–1225). CMoG 67.1.11. Image licensed by The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY (www.cmog.org) under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Cumbria Crystal's The History of Glass | Medieval Glass

Medieval glass | Volume 4 By Dr Jessamy Kelly, glass artist and educator This month we are looking at Medi...

The Lycurgus Cup; drinking-cup; Late Roman; 4thC. By Unknown artist – Marie-Lan Nguyen (2011), CC BY 2.5,

Cumbria Crystal's The History of Glass | Roman Glass

Roman glass | Volume 3 By Dr Jessamy Kelly, glass artist and educator The cultural and social significance...

Cumbria Crystal Partnerships

At Cumbria Crystal we work in partnership with the many of the world’s luxury and designer brands so that they can incl...

Figure 3. Levantine, Amber glass wine cup, moulded glass, Levant (modern day Syria) (ca. 100 BC-AD 100). Image courtesy of the Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam.

Cumbria Crystal's The History of Glass | Hellenistic Glass

Hellenistic glass 325 BC – AD 400 | Volume 2 By Dr Jessamy Kelly, glass artist and educator Examining the ...

Figure 2. Portrait of King Amenhotep II, Egypt, 1426-1400 BC. Deep blue glass with light tan surface.

Cumbria Crystal's The History of Glass | Ancient Mesopotamia & Egyptian Glass

Humans have made glass for over 5000 years and over time glass objects have shaped and changed human history. Glass is a material that people have ...

Cumbria Crystal - Our Staff

Meet the team of artisans behind the creation of Cumbria Crystal alongside our management, administration and shop teams. The staff at Cumbria Crys...

As Seen On Screen

Cumbria Crystal have been honoured throughout the years to have been the crystal of choice for major television series and films. Why does it appe...

Our Story

Cumbria Crystal was founded in 1976 by Lord and Lady Cavendish and a small group of local business people to produce exceptional, handmade full le...