{"product_id":"whitefriars-england-basket-weave-vase-in-cinnamon-model-9667-designed-by-geoffrey-baxter","title":"Whitefriars (England) 'Basket Weave' Vase in Cinnamon, Model #9667 | Designed by Geoffrey Baxter *RARE FIND*","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1923 \u003cem\u003eJames Powell and Sons\u003c\/em\u003e, later to become \u003cstrong\u003eWhitefriars\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGlass Limited\u003c\/strong\u003e, opened a factory on Tudor Road, Wealdstone in Harrow. Relocating there from the crowded and smoggy corner of the City of London, where it had been based since 1680.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe original Whitefriars site was located close to the River Thames. This meant that sand, clay, coal and other materials used in the glass making process could easily be transported to the Factory. This useful location had previously been a monastery of the Carmelite Fathers (founded in 1241), whose white habits earned the monks the nickname ‘White Friars’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1962 the firm was renamed Whitefriars Glass Limited. And the following year the modern, recognisable logo of a stylised friar was introduced. Harking back to the original site of the glassworks in the City of London. In October 1980, after 300 years of glassmaking and only 57 years in Wealdstone, the Whitefriars Glass Factory finally closed its doors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou can read more about Whitefriars and their history, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/whitefriars.glass\/history\/\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHIS LISTING\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePattern\u003c\/strong\u003e Basket Weave\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColour\u003c\/strong\u003e Cinnamon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel\u003c\/strong\u003e #9667, Vase\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner \u003c\/strong\u003eGeoffrey Baxter\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduction\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e1966\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e26.5cm tall, 13cm wide, 8cm deep\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eExcellent condition with no wear that we can see.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whitefriars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46749016752295,"sku":null,"price":995.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0405\/5839\/5559\/files\/temp_c5aa2551-9f67-4e72-8375-547ccc19f0ae.jpg?v=1745997654","url":"https:\/\/thatretropiece.com\/products\/whitefriars-england-basket-weave-vase-in-cinnamon-model-9667-designed-by-geoffrey-baxter","provider":"That Retro Piece","version":"1.0","type":"link"}