Covered Jar
Factory/Foundry: Dennis Glassworks
Designer: Possibly George Woodall (British | English)
Manufacturer: Thomas Webb & Sons (British, 1840-1990)
Unknown Role: Gilder/enameler Jules Barbe
Date: about 1885
Dimensions:
H: 13 in. (33 cm)
Medium: Glass; blown, cameo-carved, bronzed, enameled and gilded
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 2005.293A-B
DescriptionThe broad baluster form with waisted neck and short cylindrical rim carved with a row of figures wearing Qajar dress and in various poses alternating with pairs of birds, between two rows of assorted single animals and birds above a narrow waist band, the lower section with a row of animals alternating with demi figures, all within shaped raised panels edged in silver, against a gilt ground reserved with scrolling foliage, between formal leaf scroll bands in green and red, the domed cover of similar style with pairs of birds and running animals below a button finial similarly carved.
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