bowl

Object NameFinger Bowl

Maker Thomas Webb and Sons (f. 1837)

Maker Jules Barbe (French, b. 1847)

Made FromLead Glass, Stain

Dateabout 1880-1895

TechniqueBlown, Acid-Etched, Stained (?)

SizeOverall H: 6.8 cm, Diam: 11.6 cm

Accession Number86.2.44

Credit LineGift in memory of Mrs. Matt T. Donahue

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

England, Amblecote

Physical DescriptionOpalescent cream-colored lead glass; blown, etched, stained (?). Globular shape, with curved sides and rounded, concave base; the sides with acid-etched and brown-stained decoration in three zones, the top band with elaborately scrolled foliage, with four elaborate panels with shell borders, containing elaborate scrollwork; the second band with a continuous pattern of stylized flowers and foliage; the bottom zone a circle, with an outer band of scales, encircling a band of scrolls, and a central stylized eight-petaled flower; the background stained red-brown; acid-etched circular mark inside, inscribed "THOMAS WEBB & SONS.LIMITED." in a ring around a central plain disk.
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