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Vase

Manufacturer Stevens and Williams, Ltd.

CultureEnglish

Datelate 19th cenutry

MediumCameo | Glass

DimensionsOverall: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Base: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)

InscribedAcid etched in circle in center of polished pontil: "Stevens & Williams Art Glass Stourbridge".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.4302

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DescriptionCameo vase. Stick shape with large oval bulb and bulge in the upper neck. Teal blue, then white with a floral design.

Label TextStevens and Williams, Ltd. Stourbridge, England Vase, late 19th century Blown cased glass, etched, cameo-carved Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.4302 The ornament and the shapes of both vases are derived from eighteenth century Chinese ceramics. 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. Published ReferencesGrover, ENGLISH CAMEO GLASS C56, p. 43; ART AND ANTIQUES, July/August 1981; Estelle Sinclaire Farrar, JOHN NORTHWOOD AND ENGLISH CAMEO GLASS, p. 54.