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

Vase

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

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1890-1900

MediumGlass | Cameo

DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)

InscribedImpressed on bottom of polished pontil: "WEBB" between to rectangles.

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.4294

Not on view

DescriptionCameo urn shaped vase with a straight 1.75" high neck. White (creamy) then amberina (rose ant the bottom and amber at the top). Then, a white floral design and one butterfly. White at the rim. Background is acid "frosted" amberina but with a creamy first layer that looks opaque. Hibiscus design.

Label TextThomas Webb & Sons Stourbridge, England Hibiscus Vase, ca. 1890-1900 Blown cased heat-sensitive glass, acid-etched, cameo-carved Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.4294 Approved By: ERLExhibition HistoryDisplayed on WAVY-TV 8-28-72. "Cameo Performances: Masterpieces of Cameo Glass from the Chrysler Collection," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA., June 29, 2008 - December 30, 2012. Published ReferencesGrover, ENGLISH CAMEO GLASS, p. 151, pl. C160.