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Info/ Conf please - Shona Spittel, "Kaleidoscope"

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Lustrousstone:
I would say your Kaleidoscope is THE Kaleidoscope by Shona. It wouldn't have been her personal property, so it would have been sold at some point. Possibly when Caithness closed down in Perth and every sample and special was sold off

TimelessGlass:

--- Quote from: Lustrousstone on June 26, 2025, 08:03:54 AM ---I would say your Kaleidoscope is THE Kaleidoscope by Shona. It wouldn't have been her personal property, so it would have been sold at some point. Possibly when Caithness closed down in Perth and every sample and special was sold off

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More helpful information .......Thankyou L.S.

Derek:
Hi Christine

I need to correct part of the post you made ...........

" I would say your Kaleidoscope is THE Kaleidoscope by Shona. It wouldn't have been her personal property, so it would have been sold at some point. Possibly when Caithness closed down in Perth and every sample and special was sold off"

I have in the past purchased several weights that came from the SGS exhibition and had been made in the Caithness factory but they certainly were not purchased through Caithness Glass. I queried this with Allan Scott who was the chief lampworker at Caithness Glass and who exhibited many weights at the SGS exhibition mainly made with Harry McKay.

He stated..............

    "Caithness were kind enough to allow their workers to enter pieces, and sell them for their own benefit. The only 
     stipulation was that all work had to be done in our own time."

I hope this clarifies the point

Derek

chopin-liszt:
 ;D I attended the 1995 SGS Exhibition, held in the Strathearn Gallery in Crieff.
Weights and the other exhibits were all for sale at the exhibition itself and went through the gallery owners. They could also be bought by contacting the gallery if somebody had been unable to attend, but had seen images. There was a bit of trouble in that somebody did buy an Allan Scott weight, but it got accidentally sent to the wrong address and there was a great deal of hassle and trouble in persuading the person who had got hold of it to let it go.
I have photographs I took at the show, including some by Allan Scott.
There was another big disaster at that Exhibition too. A shelf in the window came down, badly injuring Owen Maguire and the exhibits broken. All in all a very eventful one.
I'll see what I can sort out for showing. Pics of 3 Allan Scotts
Amenthyst Blue and Neptune are shown here.

chopin-liszt:
And here is Tropical Rainforest, also Allan Scott.

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