bowl

Object NameBowl with Fish and Waves

Maker Thomas Webb and Sons (f. 1837)

MakerPossibly Lionel Pearce

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1890

Techniqueblown, carved, acid-etched

SizeOverall H: 10.4 cm, L: 25.9 cm

Accession Number87.2.3

Credit LineGift of The Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass

Place Made

England, Amblecote

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass with streamers of pink, yellow and blue, and black speckles; blown, carved. Shallow, oval shape, the exterior completely covered with carved waves and fish, with several of the fish in high relief; the rim of irregular outline; two projecting fish and two waves forming feet on the bottom; irregularly tinted areas of pink, yellow, blue behind the fish and waves, with veils of black speckles; acid-etched circular mark inside, inscribed "THOMAS WEBB & SONS/CAMEO" in a ring around "GEM".
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