Cameo Plaque with Girl Carrying Fruit

Object Name: 
Cameo Plaque with Girl Carrying Fruit

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Object Name: 
Cameo Plaque with Girl Carrying Fruit
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
England
Accession Number: 
2018.2.6
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 16 cm, W: 11.2 cm, D: 0.7 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1898
Credit Line: 
Gift of James and Becky Summar
Primary Description: 
Cameo Plaque with Girl Carrying Fruit . Transparent red glass appearing black in reflected light and opaque white glass; cased, acid-etched, cameo-carved. Oval plaque with classical image of a girl carrying a bowl of fruit.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Summar, Sr., James, Source
2018-09-28
Summar, Becky, Source
2018-09-28
Early Auction Company, Former Collection
2013-04-12
Tyler, Henry, Former Collection
Tyler, Geneva, Former Collection
Ellman, Paula, Former Collection
Ellman, Howard, Former Collection
Color: 
white
red
black
Technique: 
cased glass
acid-etching
cameo glass
Material: 
glass
Inscription: 
Geo. Woodall
signature
: 
Carved beneath woman's left foot

Publications (3)

The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 2018 (2019) illustrated, p. 46 (right); BIB# 718683
Spring art glass auction (2013) (2013-04) illustrated, Lot 591; BIB# 134086
English Cameo Glass (1980) illustrated, p. 274; BIB# 20952