Regency Hot Spots: Pellatt and Green’s

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Pellatt and Green’s glassware shop in St. Paul’s Churchyard in the City of London (pictured in the above print from Ackermann’s Repository May 1809) was one of many emergent luxury goods stores and considered the principal glass shop in London (pk-2011-4-01.doc (pressglas-korrespondenz.de)).  Called “Glass Makers to the King”, Pellatt and Green became internationally famous for “superb cut glass and cameo encrustration” (London’s Industrial Heritage, 2013).

Most accounts have Apsley Pellatt taking over the Falcon Glass Warehouse in the 1790s, before joining with Green to set up the shop in 1803.  The Falcon Glass House glassworks was located in Blackfriars, and the shop in St. Paul’s Churchyard was their showroom.

One of their earliest claims to fame were glass illuminators, or deck lights, created for ships and buildings to allow day light into internal portions of the structure (pk-2011-4-01.doc (pressglas-korrespondenz.de)).  They were also one of the first British manufacturers to make glass paperweights (COSGB: Pellatt & Co.).

In 1814 the Glasshouse was moved to the north end of Hopton Street.  Apsley Pellatt would die in 1826 and be succeeded by his son Apsley Junior, who renamed the company Apsley Pellatt & Co in 1831.  Junior’s main interest was in the chemistry of glass making, and he took out numerous patents for his inventions.


FASHIONABLE FURNITURE PLATE 33 A GIRANDOLE FOR A MANTEL PIECE OR PIER TABLE Tak girandole represented in Mr Apsley Pellatt jun has pubthe accompanying plate is a pecu lished an interesting Memoir ljarly elegant piece of furniture in which he also touches with much and is the manufacture of Messrs research and accuracy upon the Pellatt and Green of St Paul's origiu progress and improvement Church yard of glass manufactures in most of It is principally formed of glass the countries of the globe In richly cut but we would particu consequence of the pressure of Jarly direct the attention of our temporary matter we are under readers to the ornaments by which the necessity of postponing until it is decorated The figures and our next Number a quotation we medallions are what are termed had intended to have made froin glass incrustations over a white this curious publication and which composition which shines through would give a more distinct and sathem with the appearance of boil tisfactory account of the nature ed silver and producing a splendid of the beautiful invention which and elegant effect It is designed Messrs Pellatt and Green have for two lights and the vase in the brought to such perfection centre is placed there to hold For the present we must content flowers whether artificial or natu ourselves with observing that both ral the composition which may be Messrs Pellatt and Green have applied in various important ways very recently obtained a patent for as we sliall hereafter more fully what they term the crystallo cera explain and the incrustation above mie or glass incrustation which is it by wbich the valuable designs made to cover the species of com are absolutely perpetuated are enposition used in the ornaments of tirely new in this country In the annexed design which may or France they are partially known may not be coloured to imitate but have not been brougbt there to mosaic or enamel with the utmost any considerable degree of exexactness and the greatest brillian cellence cy Upon this interesting subject Ackermann’s Repository, December 1821

G LASS CHINA CHANDELIERS & c APSLEY PELLATT and Co late Pellatt and Green Glass Manufacturers and Dealers in China and Earthenware having for many years past been honoured with orders of regimental Messes Merchants and the Public in India respect fully solicit a continuance of those favours they have for so long a period received Purchasers may be assured of the quality of their goods being of the choicest description the charges moderate and the utmost attention paid to packing Chandeliers and Wall Brackets in highly refractive white and in variegated coloured glass of the most novel and artistic designs Drawings and estimates of Chandeliers Table Glass and China forwarded to all parts of India free of charge Address APSLEY PELLATT and Co Falcon Glass Works London Allen’s Indian Mail and Register of Intelligence for British & Foreign India, China, & All Parts of the East (1847)

View some of The Met’s collection of Pellatt and Green glassware.

For a list of pre late 19th century glasshouses in London, see this resource.

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