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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, Venice was a key route for world trade, from whi...
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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 epoch of Byzantine Glass from the Middle East, whic...
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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 Medieval Glass from the middle-ages, which has a wide ...
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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 of ancient glass, is a wide reaching, rich and va...
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At Cumbria Crystal we work in partnership with the many of the world’s luxury and designer brands so that they can include the very best luxury crystal in the...
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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 many facets of a glass artefact and imagining the ...
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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 worn as amulets, beads or jewels, traded, exchange...
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Meet the team of artisans behind the creation of Cumbria Crystal alongside our management, administration and shop teams. The staff at Cumbria Crystal are a huge part of what makes our organisation...
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Cumbria Crystal have been honoured throughout the years to have been the crystal of choice for major television series and films. Why does it appear to be the Crystal of choice for the industry you...
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Cumbria Crystal was founded in 1976 by Lord and Lady Cavendish and a small group of local business people to produce exceptional, handmade full lead crystal tableware. The artisan workforce was ...
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