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Collecting: Gilded Age China and Glass |
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Intaglio (Italian for engraving) is a technique that involves cutting the design deep into the glass (as opposed to a cameo, where the image is raised). The technique was developed by the ancient Greeks and later used by Egyptians and Romans, who carved precious stones.
The technique was revived in 17th-century Germany and Bohemia by gem-cutter Caspar Lehmann, who adapted intaglio to glass. Victorians were fond of reverse intaglio crystals (carved out cabochon crystals that were painted from the back). Think fox-hunt cuff links that have a 3-D trompe l’oeil effect. Kimara often sets her table with colorful Czech intaglio glass placecard holders, circa 1910 (left). One of her favorite scenes depicts the Three Graces in a circle holding hands.
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