Difference between revisions of "Cameo glass"

From CAMEO
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (Text replace - "== Authority ==" to "== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==")
 
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[File:13.212-47-23.jpg|thumb|]]
+
[[File:13.212-47-23.jpg|thumb|Roman plaque fragment<br>MFA# 13.212]]
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
 
A decorative two-layered [[glass]] in which one layer is carved or etched to produced a decorative pattern. Cameo glass was made by ancient Romans and Egyptians using hand tools. It was made in China in the 18th century (Peking cameo glass) and became popular in Bohemia, France and England in the mid to late 19th century. Cameo glass was often made with an opaque white layer on colored glass. It was used for vases, boxes, and jewelry.
 
A decorative two-layered [[glass]] in which one layer is carved or etched to produced a decorative pattern. Cameo glass was made by ancient Romans and Egyptians using hand tools. It was made in China in the 18th century (Peking cameo glass) and became popular in Bohemia, France and England in the mid to late 19th century. Cameo glass was often made with an opaque white layer on colored glass. It was used for vases, boxes, and jewelry.
 
+
[[File:CAMEO glass.jpg|thumb|Greek glass cameo<br>MFA# 01.7601]]
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
 
case glass; cased glass; Peking cameo glass; vidro camafeu (Port.)
 
case glass; cased glass; Peking cameo glass; vidro camafeu (Port.)
  
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
+
== Resources and Citations ==
  
 
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
 
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
Line 14: Line 14:
 
* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
 
* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  
* Website address 1  Comment: Glass Encyclopedia at www.encyclopedia.netnz.com/index.html
+
* Glass Encyclopedia at www.encyclopedia.netnz.com/index.html
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 14:37, 18 May 2022

Roman plaque fragment
MFA# 13.212

Description

A decorative two-layered Glass in which one layer is carved or etched to produced a decorative pattern. Cameo glass was made by ancient Romans and Egyptians using hand tools. It was made in China in the 18th century (Peking cameo glass) and became popular in Bohemia, France and England in the mid to late 19th century. Cameo glass was often made with an opaque white layer on colored glass. It was used for vases, boxes, and jewelry.

Greek glass cameo
MFA# 01.7601

Synonyms and Related Terms

case glass; cased glass; Peking cameo glass; vidro camafeu (Port.)

Resources and Citations

  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • Glass Encyclopedia at www.encyclopedia.netnz.com/index.html