Flora

Object NamePlaque

Engraver Thomas Woodall (English, 1849-1926)

Engraver George Woodall (English, 1850-1925)

Manufacturer Thomas Webb and Sons (f. 1837)

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1900

Place MadeEngland, Amblecote

TechniqueBlown, cameo carved, ground, polished

SizeOverall H: 30 cm, W: 12.4 cm

Accession Number82.2.20

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard S. Rakow

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Nineteenth Century English Cameo Glass from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Christian Revi

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

In Roman mythology, Flora was the goddess of flowers and youth. She is often depicted as an allegory for the season of spring. (see George and Thomas Woodall, 92.2.10, and cameo glass in Stourbridge (89.2.11).

Physical DescriptionOpaque white overlay on purple lead glass; blown, cameo-carved. Rectangular with shaped border. Flat plate with elaborate rim and conforming white double border; carved shells and foliage in the corners, foliate scrolls at the centers of each side; the center of the plaque decorated with a winged female figure, draped in a filmy, clinging fabric, buttoned at the thigh, flying through the clouds, her hair streaming out behind her, scattering flowers, which she is carrying in her draped clothes, with her right hand; three butterflies flitting below; hills at the bottom with scattered growing flowering plants; signed (incised script) "T. & G. Woodall." at the lower right; acid-etched mark on the reverse: "THOMAS WEBB & SONS" in an arc above "GEM / CAMEO"; and "WEBB" in a four-lobed mark below, filled out with areas of radial and parallel lines; the edges cut; the reverse side ground and polished; circular printed label inscribed "COLLECTION OF DR. & MRS. LEONARD S. RAKOW" and, in the center, typed "CG-7".
Provenance

Source Dr. Leonard S. Rakow - 1982-12-31

Source Estate of Juliette K. (Mrs. Leonard S.) Rakow (d. 1992) - 1982-12-31