vase

Object NameVase with Elephant Heads on Handles

Factory Thomas Webb and Sons (f. 1837)

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1880

TechniqueBlown, Acid Etched, Trailed, Applied, Engraved, Polished

SizeOverall H: 30.7 cm, Diam (max): 18.9 cm

Accession Number85.2.4

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

England, Amblecote

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, acid-etched. Amphora shape; flaring, cup-shaped rim, with trailed ring below the rim; waisted neck, rounded shoulder, tapered sides; two applied downward-curving handles with etched elephants' heads on the sides, lower ends curled, as if elephants' trunks; engraved geometric bands around the rim and neck; etched carp on the side with flaring fins amidst swirling water; on the reverse, an etched dragon; base with polished rim and polished, concave center.
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