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

Vase

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

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1910

MediumBlown glass

DimensionsOverall: 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 5/16 in. (11 cm)
Base: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)

InscribedSigned (acid-stamped) "[mark -- see card]" on the base.

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number0.1402

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DescriptionVase of blown transparent yellow glass cased with opaque white glass. The piece has a cameo decoration of large leaves, buds and flowers. Above one flower is a hornet, below a flower is a fly and next to two buds is a beetle. The undecorated area has an acid finish.

Label TextThomas Webb & Sons or Stevens and Williams, Ltd. Stourbridge, England Vase, ca. 1900-1920 Blown cased glass, acid-etched Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 0.1402 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.