Vase
Datelate 19th century
Maker
French
Label TextCameo glass is made by removing glass from the surface of a piece to create a design in relief. An ancient technique, it can be used on one layer or multi-layers of clear or colored glass. Traditionally, glass was removed using hand-cutting tools, or by wheel cutting, however since the late 1800s hydrofluoric acid was used more often, and then finished using wheel cutting and hand sculpting.
D’Argental is the French name for the city of Munzthal, home of the glassworks. From 1871-1918, this area of Lorraine was in Germany.
Object number95.126
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, "Five Installations on the Fourth Floor: Aspects of Late-Nineteenth-Century Art" (June 26, 1997)Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Moch
Dimensions11 3/4 in. (29.85 cm)
Diam.: 4 1/2 in.
MediumCameo glass with overlay decoration
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