Cameo Glass
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The cameo glass technique was originally developed by gemstone engravers.
Glassmakers adapted it by blowing and fusing together layers
of different coloured glass, and then hand cutting, acid etching, or
sandblasting away the background layers to create a design that stood proud of
the surface.
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The Portland vase, a well-known example of early two
coloured hand carved cameo techniques, caused a stir when it was shown at the
British Museum in 1810.
Later, British glassmakers experimented with hand carved
cameo, introducing the use of hydro-frolic acid to etch away some of the
background colour, and produce a world leading range of cameo, usually white on
coloured background, in neoclassical shapes and with formal designs.
The cameo technique reached new heights in the hands of
Emile Galle a pioneer of art Nouveau.
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He transformed the formal to colour vases into multi-layered compositions that expressed his spiritual vision of the natural world.
Using combinations of cutting and carving by hand, and wheel
and acid etching, he has created organic designs from as many as five layers of
coloured glass.
The flora and fauna of his native Lorraine provided inspiration
for Galles motifs, often highlighted by gold or silver foil, with further
detail added by hand painted enamels or carved are etched designs.
Galle experimented with frosted grounds and mould
blowing to provide further relief for decoration, especially fruit and flower motifs.
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blowing to provide further relief for decoration, especially fruit and flower motifs.
Galle cameo was imitated worldwide.
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