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In the form of a lion a paperweight conveys a sense of importance and status, perhaps  in relation to matters of Empire.<br><br><b>Materials & Making</b><br>The technique of press-moulding glass with the aid of a hand-operated machine was first perfected in the United States of America in the early 1820s. It took only two people to shape a measured quantity of hot glass in a heated metal mould. By simply depressing a lever, a metal plunger was lowered into the glass, forcing it into the patterned mould. By the 1830s this method had spread to Europe and Britain, giving rise to stylistic changes and revolutionising the availability of glassware. The technique made the mid- to late 19th century the first period of true mass production. In the 1890s the introduction of steam-powered presses improved quality while cutting costs even further.<br><br><b>People</b><br>John Derbyshire's Regent Flint Glass Works was at Salford, Manchester.  John separated from his brothers James and Thomas, and  left their joint works at nearby Hulme to set up his own company in 1873.  This business was short-lived but during its few years of production paperweights featured heavily and the lion paperweight is one of the best-known.  Derbyshire made other designs based on the paintings of Edwin Landseer (1802-1873), including a greyhound and a collie.","physicalDescription":"Blue pressed glass lion paperweight","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"John Derbyshire & Co.","id":"A9143"},"association":{"text":"manufacturer","id":"AAT25230"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Press-moulded glass","categories":[{"text":"Glass","id":"THES48946"},{"text":"British Galleries","id":"THES48985"}],"styles":[{"text":"Victorian","id":"AAT21232"},{"text":"COMMEMORATIVE","id":"x29291"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"CER","id":"THES48594"},"images":["2006AM5662","2006AM8737","2006AM5664","2006AM3924","2021MX1395"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"123 (VA)","id":"THES49217"},"free":"","case":"CA7","shelf":"","box":"4"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Paperweight","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Manchester","id":"x28993"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1874","earliest":"1874-01-01","latest":"1874-12-31"},"association":{"text":"design registered","id":"x29997"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Bequeathed by Michael Franklin","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"12.3","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"18.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"maximum","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"10.8","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions checked: Measured; 26/01/1999 by sf","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Anchor trade mark intersecting 'JD' in monogram, diamond registration mark for 7/1874","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"Diamond registration mark","note":"Diamond registration mark"}],"objectHistory":"Made by John Derbyshire (active 1856-1893), Regent Flint Glass Works, Manchester","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Paperweight, England (Manchester), made by John Derbyshire, Regent Road Flint Glass Works, 1874-1900","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"Sir Edwin Landseer's (1000-09??) design for the lions at the base of Nelson's Column inspired this design, and the piece was possibly intended to commemorate Landseer who died the year before its issue.","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null}},{"text":"British Galleries:\r\nThis was the most successful design produced by the firm of John Derbyshire. 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