Primary Description:
Opaque white, red, colorless, lead glasses; blown, overlaid, etched, cameo-carved. Tall, bulbous, ovoid shape; with rounded rim, waisted neck, rounded body with two curved, vertical handles; flared foot with rounded rim; opaque white overlaid on colorless on red, cameo-carved decoration, including a formal foliate border around the rim, elaborate classical acanthus ornaments around an urn of fruit on one side, with an animal's-head and scrollwork ornament on the opposite side; carved scrollwork on the handles, and a ring of scallops and points at the bases of the handles; acanthus leaves at the base, below the handles; stiff foliate border on the foot, with stylized floral and foliate border on the rim; foot rim ground flat; concave ground pontil mark, with acid-etched mark, "THOMAS WEBB & SONS" in an arc, above "GEM / CAMEO"; printed circular paper collection label on the bottom, inscribed "COLLECTION OF DR. & MRS. LEONARD S. RAKOW / CG / 123."