• Chaucer Lodge 150th Anniversary: Engraved Firing Glasses

Chaucer Lodge 150th Anniversary: Engraved Firing Glasses

This commission involved producing sixty engraved firing glasses to mark the 150th anniversary of Chaucer Lodge (1875–2025).

Reference and Layout

The design was intentionally restrained.

A sprig of acacia was selected as the central motif, with the wording:

Chaucer Lodge 1875 – 2025

set above.

The composition was prepared to remain clear at a small scale, with spacing adjusted to suit the proportions of the glass.

Form and Preparation

Firing glasses present a distinct challenge due to their tapered shape.

The narrowing profile affects how artwork sits on the surface, requiring careful alignment so the design remains balanced when viewed head-on. The layout was adjusted to account for this, ensuring consistency across the full set.

Engraving

Each glass was prepared and engraved individually.

The artwork was transferred to stencil and sandblasted, maintaining a consistent etched finish across all sixty pieces.

Outcome

The completed set forms a uniform group of engraved glasses, each carrying the same design and prepared to read consistently despite the variation in form.

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  • Digital layout mock-up for Chaucer Lodge Masonic engraving — vector design prepared in our Fife studio.

    Vector artwork of the acacia sprig, prepared for sandblast engraving

  • Digital layout mock-up for Masonic Lodge Anniversary engraving — vector design prepared in our Fife studio.

    Initial digital layout for the Chaucer Lodge 150th anniversary firing glass.

  • Finished firing glass engraved with Chaucer Lodge crest — photographed in our Fife studio.

    3. One of sixty identical hand-engraved firing glasses, each cut and finished individually.

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