Vase in the Chinese Taste
Artist
George Woodall
(British, 1850 - 1925)
Artist
Thomas Woodall
(English, 1849-1926)
CultureEnglish
Date1885-1890
MediumBlown glass | Cameo-carved glass
DimensionsOverall: 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Mowbray Arch Society, 2001
Object number2001.35
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-5, Case 36
Label TextThomas Woodall English (1849-1926) George Woodall English (1850-1925) Thomas Webb & Son Stourbridge, England Vase in the Chinese Taste, ca. 1885-90 Blown cased glass, cameo-carved Gift of the Mowbray Arch Society 2001.35 This vase represents a wide variety of decorative elements seen in Chinese porcelain produced and collected by Chinese Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799). The floral ornament and many of the borders seem to have been derived from a color plate that appeared in Examples of Chinese Ornament, a book published by the English architect and designer Owen Jones in 1867. Thomas Woodall's personal sketchbook contains drawings of three additional Chinese borders that were incorporated into the design of this vase. Approved By: ERLProvenanceGeorge Woodall, 1885-1925; Alice Woodall, daughter of George Woodall, 1925-1940; Anonymous American collector, 1940-?; Leo Kaplan Ltd., ?-2001; Gift of the Mowbray Arch Society to Chrysler Museum of Art, 2001. Exhibition HistoryParis Exhbition, Tiffany & Co., 1889. "Cameo Performances: Masterpieces of Cameo Glass from the Chrysler Collection," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA., June 29, 2008 - December 30, 2012. Published ReferencesChristopher Woodall Perry, _The Cameo Glass of Thomas and George Woodall_ (Somerset, England: Richard Dennis, 2000), 50. Jeff Harrison, _Collecting with Vision: Treasures From the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (London: D. Giles Ltd., 2007), 128, fig. 156. ISBN: 978-0-940744-72-1
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