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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, Venice was a key route for world trade, from whi...

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 epoch of Byzantine Glass from the Middle East, whic...

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 Medieval Glass from the middle-ages, which has a wide ...

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 of ancient glass, is a wide reaching, rich and va...

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 include the very best luxury crystal in the...

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 many facets of a glass artefact and imagining 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 worn as amulets, beads or jewels, traded, exchange...

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 Crystal are a huge part of what makes our organisation...

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 appear to be the Crystal of choice for the industry you...

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 lead crystal tableware. The artisan workforce was ...