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Vase
(c. 1880)
Medium
glass (wheel-engraved)
Measurements
22.8 × 11.6 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, Founder Benefactor, 2000
Gallery location
18th & 19th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
This vase, in the form of a Persian bottle, is made from layers of transparent amber and red glass that have been cameo-cut to create Islamic-inspired decoration, including arabesque ornament surrounding decorative panels of wheel-engraved peacocks and exotic birds. Thomas Webb & Sons was one of the leading nineteenth-century English glass houses, and was known for its fine decorative wares, in particular its cameo-decorated vases.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England
Accession Number
2000.164
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited