plate

Object NamePlate

Maker Jules Barbe (French, b. 1847)

Maker Thomas Webb and Sons (f. 1837)

Made FromLead Glass, Stain

Dateabout 1880-1895

Place MadeEngland, Amblecote

TechniqueBlown, Etched, Stained (?)

SizeOverall H: 2.5 cm, Diam: 23.4 cm

Accession Number86.2.45

Credit LineGift in memory of Mrs. Matt T. Donahue

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionOpalescent cream-colored lead glass; blown, etched, stained (?). Shallow, circular shape, folded rim; curved sides; the inside with acid-etched and brown-stained decoration in three concentric zones, the outer 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 inner circle with a band of scales encircling a band of scrolls, with a stylized eight-petaled flower in the center; the background stained red-brown; polished concave pontil mark on the back; etched circular mark on the back, "THOMAS WEBB & SONS.LIMITED." in a ring around a plain disk. The design for this plate is listed in Grover, English Cameo Glass (1980), p. 225 (design no. I262) and illustrated on page 369, design S407.
Provenance

Former Collection James N. Donahue - 1986-11