vase

Object NameReplica of the Portland Vase

Engraver Joseph Locke (English)

Manufacturer Hodgetts, Richardson and Son

Made FromGlass

Date1878

TechniqueBlown, cased, acid-dipped, cameo-carved, ground, polished

SizeOverall H: 25 cm, Diam 19.5 cm

Accession Number92.2.15

Credit LinePurchased with donated funds from the Clara S. Peck Endowment Fund

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Cameo Glass: Masterpieces from 2000 Years of Glassmaking

Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired by Ancient Rome

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

Exposition Universelle (1878)

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

Locke carved this replica for exhibition at the Paris world’s fair in 1878.

Place Made

England, Wordsley

Physical DescriptionReplica of the Portland Vase. Opaque white over translucent dark blue; blown, cased; acid-dipped, cameo-carved, ground, polished. Rim everted, with rounded lip; cylindrical neck curving out to shoulder which has rounded profile; body tapers toward bottom; base flat. Handles start at neck with lozenge-shaped plates; vertical ridge on outer surface which has 7 overlapping V-shaped sections; lower ends attached to overlay at shoulder. Body decorated with frieze extending from level of lower handle attachments almost to lowest surviving part of body and divided into 2 equal parts (sides I and II) by masks of Pan which hang by their horns from lower attachments of handles. Each mask has flowing locks, bushy mustache, shaggy beard, eyes with pupils delineated, and open mouth showing teeth.
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