New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Ivory Vase

Manufacturer Thomas Webb & Sons (British (Stourbridge, England), 1837 - 1990)

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1885-95

MediumBlown and cameo-carved glass

DimensionsOverall: 15 in. (38.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)

InscribedImpressed on bottom in circle: "Thomas Webb & Sons".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.4281

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-4, Case 28

DescriptionBulbous shaped opaque white glass vase. "Gem" cameo. Floral design of various flowers, some in "frames". Neck is a morning glory and the bottom and top of it is a lattice design. (Looks as if it had been painted and then removed, leaving traces of color.) Small nick at rim.

Label TextThomas Webb & Son Stourbridge, England Ivory Vase, ca 1885-95 Blown glass, cameo-carved Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.4281 This vase was carved in a solid color in imitation of Japanese ivory. While Thomas Webb & Sons marketed this ware as "ivory," the manufacturer also called the line Curio. Approved By: ERLExhibition History"Cameo Performances: Masterpieces of Cameo Glass from the Chrysler Collection," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA., June 29, 2008 - December 30, 2012.