Rock Crystal-cut Vase

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

Dateabout 1880-1890

DimensionsH: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)

MediumColorless lead glass, blown, applied, engraved, cut, polished.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

2005.20

Not on View

DescriptionTrumpet-shaped bowl with polished rim, applied to a solid ball knop, followed by an inverted trumpet-shaped base with a cut and polished edge. The exterior surface of the entire vase is deeply cut with a marine scene of fish swimming among undulating waves.

Published ReferencesArt Glass, Porcelain & Decorative Arts featuring the Dorothy Talbert Collection, Auction, Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers, Dallas, March 20, 2005, lot 30254.

Comparative ReferencesSee also Charles Haydamach, British Glass, 1800-1914, Woodbridge,1991, pp. 234-245.