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Dragon Bowl In The Chinese Taste

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

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1885

MediumBlown, cased, etched, and cameo-carved glass

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 x 7 in. (15.9 x 17.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 5 in. (12.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Rebecca W. Hitt in memory of Billy Hitt

Object number99.21

On View

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

DescriptionMold-blown, cased glass with opaque white on a medium blue ground, acid-etched and cameo craved. Two dragons encircle the body of the bowl and the rim has a Chinese motif border.

Label TextThomas Webb & Sons, Stourbridge, England Dragon Vase in the Chinese Taste late 19th century Gift of Rebecca W. Hitt in memory of Billy Hitt 99.21 Written By: MTHExhibition History"Cameo Performances: Masterpieces of Cameo Glass from the Chrysler Collection," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA., June 29, 2008 - December 30, 2012. Published ReferencesRay and Lee Grover. ENGLISH CAMEO GLASS. Crown Publishers, Inc. 1980. p. 409, item C395. Christopher Woodall Perry. THE CAMEO GLASS OF THOMAS AND GEORGE WOODALL. Somerset, England: Richard Dennis. 2000: p. 24, b/w illustration at the bottom, middle.