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Primary Description:
Ruby and opaque white glass, silver plated metal; blown, cased, acid-etched, cold-worked, assembled. Lamp consists of two large blown pieces, the egg-shaped stand (a) and globular shade (b). Both are made from a ruby glass gathered over with white glass, the latter being carved in a floral and geometric pattern. The chimney (c) is made from ruby glass gathered over with colorless glass; it may be a replacement that is not original to this lamp. Small metal tube (d) fits into metal collar (e), which screws into base (a). The burner, shade ring and collar are silver plated. The burner is signed “HINKS & SON’S / PATENT”; the side of the collar is signed "HINKS & SON'S / PATENT"; the small white glass handle is impressed “HINKS’S / DUPLEX / PATENT”.
Exhibitions (1)

Cameo Glass: Masterpieces from 2000 Years of Glassmaking
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1982-05-01 through 1982-10-31
Cameo glass, one of the most costly and difficult decorating techniques since first century B.C., is documented and illustrated in this catalog. Included are examples from Rome, Islam, and China, as well as English 19th-century masterpieces by John Northwood and George Woodall among others.
For the purposes of this catalog, the term “cameo glass” is used to refer to cased glass objects with two or more differently colored layers. The outer layer is usually an opaque or opalescent white, and the outer layer or layers have been carved in to leave the decoration standing in relief against a body of contrasting color. Shading is produced by thinning down the carved layer; highlights are created where the glass is left thickest.
Both this catalog, and the exhibition for which it was created, documents the 2000-year cameo glass tradition.
Publications (5)
The Corning Museum of Glass: Notable Acquisitions 2010 (2011)
illustrated, pp. 36-37, #23;
BIB# AI86878
Cameo Glass: Masterpieces from 2000 Years of Glassmaking (1982)
illustrated, pp. 86, 119 #90;
BIB# 30609