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Foxglove Vase

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

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1886

MediumBlown, cased, etched, and cameo-carved glass

DimensionsOverall: 24 in. (61 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.4300

On View

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

Label TextThomas Webb & Son Stourbridge, England Foxglove Vase, ca 1885-95 Blown cased glass, etched, cameo-carved Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.4300 This vase has three layers of color. The purple shading underneath the leaves and flowers was created by sandwiching a thin layer of ruby glass between the opaque white layer and the blue background. 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, CAMEO GLASS, p. 167.