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The Race

Artist George Woodall (British, 1850 - 1925)

Artist Thomas Woodall (English, 1849-1926)

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

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1890

MediumBlown, cased, etched, and cameo-carved glass

DimensionsOverall: 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase, the Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., Endowment Fund and donations from: Mr. and Mrs. F. Fray Kiger, Jr.; Anonymous; Mrs. John F. Marshall; Chrysler Museum Glass Associates; Richard and Leah Waitzer, Richard and Carolyn Barry; Scott Waitzer; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Jacobson, Dr. Roger and Marion Lidman; Chrysler Museum Docent Council Memorial and Gift Fund; James, Becky, and Kate Summar; Mr. and Mrs. James Stuart Holloway in memory of Edith Hartle; Leo and Ruth Kaplan, Mrs. Robert J. Morrison; Alice Cooper Goodman; Mr. and Mrs. Theodore D. Galanides; Garnett Shores; Carol and Norm Craig; Sidney and Faith Nusbaum; Richard M. & Alice E. Rogan-Nelson; Cynthia and Stuart Katz; Susan and Edward O'Neal; Pat and Jeff Brown; Larry and Jennet Bernert; Gail B. Townsend; Richard and Carol Bacik; Emilio Santini and Theresa Johansson; Helen W. DeDominick; Betty Ann O'Dea; Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Newton; and Mrs. Robert P. Lambert, Jr.

Object number2000.3

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DescriptionThe vase is in an amphora shape with a flaring rim and domed foot. The glass is blown in two layers with opaque white on a brown or raisin-colored ground. The scene on the upper half of the vase depicts a race between two horses running at full gallop; the horse in the foreground with braided mane is ahead by a shoulder. Classical borders "frame" the scene.

Label TextGeorge Woodall English (1850-1925) Thomas Woodall English (1849-1926) Thomas Webb & Son Stourbridge, England The Race, ca. 1890 Blown, cased, etched, cameo-carved glass Museum Purchase, the Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., Endowment Fund and donations from: Mr. and Mrs. F. Gray Kiger, Jr.; Anonymous; Mrs. John F. Marshall; Chrysler Museum Glass Associates; Richard and Leah Waitzer, Richard and Carolyn Barry; Scott Waitzer; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Jacobson, Dr. Roger and Marion Lidman; Chrysler Museum Docent Council Memorial and Gift Fund; James, Becky, and Kate Summar; Mr. and Mrs. James Stuart Holloway in memory of Edith Hartle; Leo and Ruth Kaplan, Mrs. Robert J. Morrison; Alice Cooper Goodman; Mr. and Mrs. Theodore D. Galanides; Garnett Shores; Carol and Norm Craig; Sidney and Faith Nusbaum; Richard M. & Alice E. Rogan-Nelson; Cynthia and Stuart Katz; Susan and Edward O'Neal; Pat and Jeff Brown; Larry and Jennet Bernert; Gail B. Townsend; Richard and Carol Bacik; Emilio Santini and Theresa Johansson; Helen W. DeDominick; Betty Ann O'Dea; Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Newton; and Mrs. Robert P. Lambert, Jr. 2000.3 Popular in Victorian Britain, pendant vases, or pairs, were meant to tell a story by being shown together. Before the Race and The Race depict the great tradition of British sporting art, but the subject is a rarity in the history of glass. Although they represent a scene from contemporary British life, the pair showed the Woodall's preference for neoclassical and natural ornament. The incorporation of a naturalistic flowering tree branch on Before the Race is a Japanese element. Also showing Japanese influence is the device of pairing vases of complimentary forms rather than matching profiles. 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. "Man's Best Friends," Selden Arcade, Norfolk, VA, August 27 - October 19, 2013. Published ReferencesRay and Lee Grover, CARVED AND DECORATED EUROPEAN ART GLASS (Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Co.) 49, figure 36 and 38. Ray and Lee Grover, ENGLISH CAMEO GLASS (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc.) 66, 109, 310, figures 105 and 106. Geoffrey W. Beard, NINETEENTH CENTURY CAMEO GLASS (Newport, Monmouthshire, England: The Ceramic Book Company, 1956), 89. Sidney M. Goldstein; Leonard S. Rakow, and Juliette K. Rakow, CAMEO GLASS: MASTERPIECES FROM 2000 YEARS OF GLASSMAKING (Corning, New York: The Corning Museum of Glass, 1982) 79, figure 75. Charles R. Hajdamach, BRITISH GLASS: 1800-1914 (England: Antique Collectors Club Ltd., 1991) 203-233. David Whitehouse, ENGLISH CAMEO IN THE CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS (Corning, New York: The Corning Museum of Glass, 1994). Christopher Woodall Perry. THE CAMEO GLASS OF THOMAS AND GEORGE WOODALL. Somerset, England: Richard Dennis. 2000: 59.