Vase

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V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Artist/Maker	Thomas Webb & Sons (manufacturer) Stuart & Sons Ltd (manufacturer) Barbe, Jules (decorator)
Place of origin	Stourbridge (made)

Clear slightly mottled effect etched glass vase of squat baluster shape. Decorated with a band of gilding around the base and rim and three vertical panel strips of gilding with raised grecian motifs. The three clear glass panels inbetween are each painted with a flower; rose, poppy and anemone in red, green, yellow and purple/black. The base is cut with a star pattern.

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Categories	Glass Vases Vases
Object type	Vase
Materials and techniques	Glass with raised gilding and enamel painting against an etched ground Glass Gilt Enamel Hand Painted
Brief description	Vase of enamelled and gilt glass, designed and signed by Jules Barbe, probably for T. Webb & Sons or possibly Stuart & Sons. , England (Stourbridge), 1890-1910
Physical description	Clear slightly mottled effect etched glass vase of squat baluster shape. Decorated with a band of gilding around the base and rim and three vertical panel strips of gilding with raised grecian motifs. The three clear glass panels inbetween are each painted with a flower; rose, poppy and anemone in red, green, yellow and purple/black. The base is cut with a star pattern.
Dimensions	Height: 17.1cm Maximum width: 20.5cm
Style	Victorian
Marks and inscriptions	'J Barbe' (Painted, one of only three known examples of signed work by Barbe; see C Hajdamach, British Glass 1814-1914, p.324-7, col. pl. 42.)
Gallery label	Jules Barbe was an independent decorator of French origin who worked exclusively for Webb's until 1901, afterwards working on his own account, and also for Stuart's. Only three signed pieces by him are known. The Jug and goblet with fish decoration shown on the same shelf are probably also designed and decorated by him (see label number 9286).
Bibliographic references	J.Brooks, The Arthur Negus Guide to British Glass, London, New York, Sidney, Toronto 1981, p.147, fig. 128 C Hajdamach, British Glass 1814-1914, p.324-7, col. pl. 42.
Other number	9293 - Glass gallery number
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.8-1993

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Record created	December 13, 1997
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O5957/vase-barbe-jules/

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