Dates produced
1982-2003
Designers
Early colourways - Michael Harris; 'New' Golden Peacock - Timothy Harris.
Colourways
There were three distinct phases for the colourways, excluding experimental pieces:
- Golden Peacock with pale pastel colours (gold leaf over the colour): Pink (1982-1987); Green (1982-1987); Blue (1983-1987); White (1984-1994)
- Golden Peacock with dark colours: Dark Pink (1987-1998 — gold leaf over the colour); Dark Green (1987-1998 — gold leaf over the colour); Royale (1987-1998 — strong purple bands with cobalt blue, pink or green base glass and gold under the colour trails)
- 'New' Golden Peacock with pastel colours (gold leaf over the colour and clear glass trails over both the colour and gold): Blue (1998-2003); Green (1998-2003); Pink (1998-2003); also known in Lilac (2003 only) but this was not a standard colour
Examples
Experimental Pieces
This squat perfume bottle is 6.5 cm high and was an experimental piece for the Golden Peacock series. It was not sold outside the island shop. This has been confirmed by Isle of Wight Studio Glass. The stopper is a replacement made by IOWSG.
Golden Peacock with pale pastel colours
Pink
Small globe vase, 6.5 cm diameter, 7 cm high.
Green
Tall cylinder vase, 16.5 cm high, which was produced in 1987 only.
Blue
Squat vase, 11 cm high.
White
Globe vase, 9 cm high, 8 cm diameter. This vase has the triangular label of the 1980s.
Egg paperweight, 7 cm high, 4.5 cm diameter.
Golden Peacock with dark colours
Dark Pink
Beaker vase, 6.5 cm high.
Globe vase, 8 cm diameter, 8.5 cm high.
Cylinder vase, 13.5 cm high.
Dark Green
Beaker vase, 7.5 cm diameter.
Royale
Squat perfume bottle with cobalt blue base glass, 10 cm high.
Round paperweight with pink base glass, 4.5 cm diameter.
Bird paperweight with pink base glass, 4.5 cm long.
'New' Golden Peacock with pastel colours
Blue
Flared vase, 10.5 cm high.
Green
Squat perfume bottle, 7.5 cm high.
Pink
Pair of candlesticks, 11.5 cm high.
Lilac
Footed vase in the trial colour of lilac, made in 2003 only. Two examples of this vase have been seen, both with the 30th anniversary label on the side. The vase is 15.5 cm high and 9 cm across at the top. It has an rough unfinished pontil mark on the base.
