Boffo Fish 1
c.1969 by Vincente Boffo
Size: 8½" long 6" high.
Image ©2007 P. Hogan
Vincente Boffo joined Whitefriars in 1959 as a master
glassblower, in the factory he was known as MR Boffo. He worked with his son
Ettore and left Whitefriars sometime in 1970.
He left with his Son to join
Michael Harris who started Mdina , Valletta, Malta . He stayed on at Mdina when
Michael Harris left in 1972 and was mainly involved with training apprentices.
Both these pieces are probably " Friggers " although he did make similar fish for Whitefriars as production pieces (uncatalogued) but not in the colour Tangerine (1969). The Whitefriars label states " Full Lead crystal " but this would be cased soda glass . Tangerine being a soda colour.
Patrick Hogan (11 October 2007)