Description:

This vase is another example of casing. The black overlay was cut away using a wheel and abrasives to give a geometric design. The famous French glass designer Emile Gall was inspired by the Chinese overlay glass he saw at the Kensington Museum (now the Victoria and Albert Museum) in 1872.

Glass, carved in relief
Height: 26.0 cm, diameter: 7.6 cm, neck diameter: 6.7 cm
Four-character mark of Qianlong reign period (1736-1795) in a ground square, but later in date

Chinese Description:

玻璃瓶 中国，清朝，约 1800-1900 工匠将这黑白套料玻璃瓶放于旋转研磨台，运用各种雕刻工具，将黑色表层玻璃琢磨成几何图案，与底层的白玻璃相映衬。1872年，法国玻璃设计师艾美．盖勒(Emile Gallé)看到肯辛顿博物馆(即现时维多利亚博物馆)陈列的套料玻璃，因而引发不少创作灵感。 玻璃，浮雕 方框内刻有「乾隆年制」四字，疑为后人所加

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1800-1900, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4744