Glass

Small stemmed glass, engraved 'New Lighthouse on St. Mary's Isle, first used 1896' with a leaf spray. This may be the lighthouse on St Mary's Island near Whitley Bay which was started in 1896 and completed in 1898.

Object Details

ID: GGG0317
Type: Glass
Display location: Not on display
Events: Opening of Lighthouse at St Mary's Isle, 1898
Date made: 1896
Exhibition: Guiding Lights
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 95 x 65 mm