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Place Made
England, Amblecote
Physical DescriptionPlaque of Mrs. Samuel Parkes Cadman. Opalescent white, transparent brownish-amethyst lead glass; blown, overlaid, acid-etched, cameo-carved. Flat, oval shape; opalescent white on top of transparent amethyst; the white layer carved to create a bust-length portrait of a woman facing to her right, with upswept hair and two combs, her dress with high, lacy collar and frontal panel, with stylized flowers at her shoulder; signed in incised script at the lower right rim, "Geo. Woodall"; carved simple double-molded frame at the edge; the back polished flat; with circular paper label under tape, printed "COLLECTION OF DR. & MRS. LEONARD S. RAKOW" in purple, and inscribed in blue ink, "CG-32," a second white paper sticker alongside, inscribed "F1465" in blue ballpoint ink.
