Dates produced
1989-1991
Designer
Jonathan Harris
Colourways
- Renaissance: Black (1989 only); Blue (1989 only) - colours over a Sherbet body. Of the two colourways, blue is by far the most common. The black colourway is very hard to find. It is shown in Mark Hill’s book [1] on page 116.
- Renaissance II: Blue (late 1989-1991); Pink (late 1989-1991); Brown (1990-1991) - colours over a gräal body. Renaissance II is much scarcer than the earlier Renaissance, even though it was produced for a longer period. Blue is the more common colourway, while pink and brown are extremely rare.
Examples
Renaissance Blue
Renaissance blue conical perfume bottle, 9 cm high, made 1989 only. This item is signed on the base "Jonathan Harris I O W England".
Renaissance blue cylinder perfume bottle, 10.75 cm high and 5 cm in diameter, made 1989 only. This item is signed on the base "Jonathan Harris I O W England".
Renaissance blue cylinder perfume bottle, showing detail of conical stopper.
Renaissance II Blue
Footed platter, 26.5 cm diameter.
Showing the foot of the plate. There is a broken pontil mark on the foot.
A much larger footed platter of similar construction is known, which is 47 cm in diameter, 8 cm high, with a foot 11.5 cm in diameter. Examples of both sizes of these platters are in Isle of Wight Glass Museum.
Pedestal bowl, 29.7 cm diameter at rim, 20 cm high, 10.8 cm diameter base. The words 'Isle of Wight Glass' is incorporated in the design. There is a broken pontil mark.
Renaissance II Brown
Pedestal bowl, 29.5 cm diameter at rim, 18 cm high. Signed on the base 'Jonathan Harris Isle of Wight Glass, England. 1990'. The words 'Isle of Wight Glass' is incorporated in the design. There is a broken pontil mark and a black triangular label near the top rim.
Renaissance transfer
This is an original transfer of the pattern used in the Renaissance design: a very rare survivor! It consists of a fine frit (ground glass) suspended in a gelatine-like substance which is screen-printed on to a thick backing paper. When the transfer is applied to the hot glass the paper burns away leaving the spiral pattern on the glass. The transfer has been mounted in a 20" x 16" frame. It can be viewed in Isle of Wight Glass Museum.
