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RFI: Virginia Bliss Engraver?
« on: October 12, 2006, 10:51:43 PM »
Hello, Does anyone have any information on the glass engraver Virginia Bliss?
I believe she is English.
I purchased a crystal drinking glass,  a commemorative piece, made for the Glyndebourne Opera
It depicts Carmen
Please don't be alarmed by the price, i had to fill the field in with some number!

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RFI: Virginia Bliss Engraver?
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2006, 12:43:00 AM »
Manon, the only thing I can find about her is a mention that she was a student of the late Peter Dreiser, master glass engraver, presumably at Morley College (London) where he was a tutor for 25 years.
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thank you Anne
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2006, 12:51:15 AM »
thank you,
where did you find that tidbit?
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« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2006, 01:38:10 AM »
It's in the Peter Dreiser obituary - see link (the bit in blue text) in my post above.
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RFI: Virginia Bliss Engraver?
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2006, 06:54:48 AM »
Hi, with obituaries in mind,
does anyone know whether it is possible to access The Times obits on-line?
Can't explain other than hunch, but the obit for Douglas Percy Bliss, Times, 20th March 1984, or that of Phyllis Dodd, sometime in 1995, may reveal some clues.
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RFI: Virginia Bliss Engraver?
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2006, 08:18:24 AM »
Just sent it to you, Marcus.

Is Douglas Percy Bliss any relation to the composer, Sir Arthur Bliss (1891-1975)?
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« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2006, 09:14:48 AM »
Thanks, David,
As I thought I remembered, Bliss had two daughters, and I'm just wondering if this Virginia Bliss is one of them.
I'm not aware of any connection to Sir Arthur Bliss, and none mentioned in DP Bliss's entry in the Dictionary of British Artists Since 1945.
DP Bliss was an engraver of some significance, and director of the Glasgow School of Art for almost twenty years.
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Glyndebourne's archive service are hoping to come back with further information on Virginia Bliss within the next week or so.
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Thank you all for your help!
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2006, 12:43:34 PM »
This is quite an interesting thread of information
thank you all
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« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2006, 01:19:44 PM »
Mine was just an idle muse, but apologies for hijacking your thread, Manon! :oops:
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« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2006, 03:36:21 PM »
David,
no apopogy necessary
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