Aphrodite and Cupid
Object NamePlaque
Engraver
George Woodall
(English, 1850-1925)
Manufacturer
Thomas Webb and Sons
(f. 1837)
Made FromLead Glass
Date1884
Place MadeEngland, Amblecote
TechniqueBlown, Overlaid, Etched, Cameo-carved
SizeOverall H: 2.6 cm, Diam: 33.1 cm
Accession Number89.2.8
Credit LineGift of Juliette K. Rakow in memory of Leonard S. Rakow
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Woodall Cameo Millenium
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionOpaque white and transparent plum color, lead glass; blown, overlaid, etched, cameo-carved. Shallow, circular shape, with slightly upcurved rim; plum overlaid on the front with opaque white; the white cameo-carved to create a depiction of a nude woman reclining in a shell, holding an infant in her lap, dangling a large leaf in the water from her right hand; a long veil billowing above; shell floating in a pond, with flowering waterlillies in the foreground, a cattail and other foliage at the left, bamboo-like foliage at the right; signed (incised) at the lower right "G. Woodall / 1884"; encircled by a formal border at the rim, of repeated leaves and pendant flower buds; two printed circular paper collection labels on the reverse: inscribed "E. L. PAGET / COLLECTION / 217" and "COLLECTION OF DR. & MRS. LEONARD S. RAKOW / CG-15."Provenance
Source
Estate of Juliette K. (Mrs. Leonard S.) Rakow
(d. 1992) - 1989-06-06
