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Thomas Webb & Sons, Stourbridge (manufacturer)
William Fritsche (carver)
Jules Barbe (decorator)
Vase (1888)
glass (cameo carved, gilt and silvered)
31.7 × 14.9 cm diameter
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Dr Robert Wilson Collection. Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Dr Robert Wilson, Fellow, 1997
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Vase
(1888)
Medium
glass (cameo carved, gilt and silvered)
Measurements
31.7 × 14.9 cm diameter
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Dr Robert Wilson Collection. Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Dr Robert Wilson, Fellow, 1997
Gallery location
18th & 19th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
This glass vase imitates a Persian bottle form with damascened (inlaid) metalwork decoration. Despite being made entirely in glass, the opaque, creamy white body imitates carved ivory, while the damascened metalwork is created through the use of gold and platinum leaf fired over the carved and raised surface. With their simple, formal scrolls surrounding the decorative fields, the platinum bands reference strapwork as a framing device. These bands are also carved as if imitating engraved designs in the metal bands.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England
Accession Number
1997.236
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited