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The Turner Museum of Glass is housed in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the
/ref> It was founded in 1943 by Professor W. E. S. Turnerwww.scienceandsociety.co.uk
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Biography of Turner of the University, who additionally was the senior author on many papers on
List of Papers on Glass Technology One of the exhibits is the wedding dress of his wife
's extended collection based on
Glass Fibre Wedding Dress
Turner Museum of Glass website
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The Turner Museum of Glass is housed in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield
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– Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield
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, in England. It is in the Sir Robert Hadfield Building with the entrance from Portobello Street. It contains examples from ancient Egypt and Rome but mainly from major European and American glassworkers, with a particular focus on those from the 1920s to 1950s.Museum website/ref> It was founded in 1943 by Professor W. E. S. Turnerwww.scienceandsociety.co.uk
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Biography of Turner of the University, who additionally was the senior author on many papers on
glass
Glass is a non-crystalline, often transparent, amorphous solid that has widespread practical, technological, and decorative use in, for example, window panes, tableware, and optics. Glass is most often formed by rapid cooling (quenching) of ...
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Helen Monro Turner
Helen Monro Turner (16 December 1901–21 September 1977) was a Scottish artist based in Edinburgh. She worked her whole life and pursued careers as a wood cut specialist, glass engraver, illustrator and educator. She helped open and establish th ...
(Helen Nairn, married 1 July 1943according to the sign beside the exhibit) which is made of glass fibre, as are the matching shoes. This has been selected as one of the items in the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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...A History of the World in 100 Objects
''A History of the World in 100 Objects'' was a joint project of BBC Radio 4 and the British Museum, consisting of a 100-part radio series written and presented by British Museum director Neil MacGregor. In 15-minute presentations broadcast on ...
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Turner Museum of Glass website
{{authority control Museums established in 1943 Museums in Sheffield Glass museums and galleries University of Sheffield University museums in England Decorative arts museums in England 1943 establishments in England