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)
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
Not on view
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.
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