Photograph by Shannon Ruff, Canon EOS Mark II D digital slr-2006.

Cameo-carved Vase in White on Ruby Ground

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

CultureEnglish

Datelate 19th century

MediumGlass

DimensionsOverall: 15 in. (38.1 cm)

InscribedMarked in ink fixed with nail polish or varnish on the bottom: Partially legible letters and numbers and WN. **Note from curator, Gary Baker: I do not regard this mark as necessarily contemporary with the carving; it could in fact be some kind of antique dealers price code**

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Summar, Sr. in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Waitzer and Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Branch

Object number2005.16.3

On View

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

DescriptionTall cameo vase of globular form with flaring rim, white figure on red ground with floral decoration. Blown ruby glass cased with opaque white, bulbous body, long neck, and flaring rim. Cameo-carved three white bands at the rim, triangular leaves pointing down the neck, the body covered with an overall pattern of leaves and flowers.

Label TextProbably Thomas Webb & Sons Stourbridge, England, late 19th century Cameo-carved Vase in White on Ruby Ground, late 19th Century Cameo Carved glass Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James E, Summar, Sr. in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Waitzer and Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Branch 2005.16.4ProvenanceBilly and Rebecca W. Hitt, Goodlettsville, Tenn.; Rebecca W. Hitt inherited this upon her husband's death; sold to James E. Summar, grandnephew and adopted son of Rebecca W. Hitt; James E. Summar loan to Chrysler Museum of Art, 2004; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Summar, Sr. in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Waitzer and Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Branch, to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 2005. Exhibition History"Cameo Performances: Masterpieces of Cameo Glass from the Chrysler's Collection," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA., June 29, 2008 - Spring 2012.Published ReferencesRay and Lee Grover, _English Cameo Glass_ (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1980), C332.