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

Vase with Fish and Wave Motif

Manufacturer Stevens and Williams, Ltd.

Designer Frederick Carder (American (b. England), 1893 - 1963)

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1900

MediumBlown, cased, etched, and cameo-carved glass

DimensionsOverall: 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.4301

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-5, Case 36

DescriptionCameo vase. Slightly swelling cylinder with a smaller neck and rim cut to conform to design. Clear, amber stained interior, then amethyst, then white design of fantastic fish in "white caps" of vertical swirls; background uneven to simulate water. Polished pontil.

Label TextCAMEO GLASS The swirling fish pattern on this vase was based on a Japanese bronze vessel in the Museum Cluny in Paris. The influence of Japanese design was extremely significant during the late-nineteenth century. Japanese prints and artifacts began to appear in exhibitions and shops in Western Europe and the United States. Access to Japanese design inspired artists of all media, including glass designers. Frederick Carder was a designer and engraver for the prestigious glassworks of Stevens and Williams from 1880-1903. His contributions to the firm's output included many designs for luxury glass and tableware in a variety of techniques such as rock crystal and cameo engraving. Cameo glass is made by layering two or more colors of glass, then removing part of the outer layer or layers to reveal a design in relief against a background of contrasting color. Designed by Frederick Carder English (1893-1963) Stevens and Williams Stourbridge, England Vase with Fish and Wave Motif, ca. 1900 Blown, cased and cameo-engraved glass Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.4301 Exhibition HistoryLent to Corning Exhibition 1982. "Cheers to Queen Victoria: British Glass from the Chrysler Collection," Waitzer Community Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, September 22, 2010 - March 20, 2011. "Charlotte Potter and April Surgent: Cameo Glass in Context," Wichita Art Museum, June 9 - October 20, 2018.Published ReferencesP.V. Gardner, _The Glass of Frederick Carder_, ill. no. 22, pg. 15, a similar design; _Cameo Glass: Masterpieces from 2000 Years of Glassmaking_ #50, p. 67 and 112 (England, Ambleote, late 19th C. attributed to Stevens and Williams, Frederick Carder design).