cameo glass

noun

1. an ornamental glass in which two layers, often blue and opaque white, have been cased, and on which the design has been treated in the manner of a cameo.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cameo glass¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The dig, carried out beneath the rubble of a condemned 19th-century apartment complex, yielded gems, coins, ceramics, jewelry, pottery, cameo glass, a theater mask, seeds of plants such as citron, apricot and acacia that had been imported from Asia, and bones of peacocks, deer, lions, bears and ostriches.

From New York Times

The "Seasons Vase," a slender, elegant alabastron etched in blue and white glass that's considered one of the finest surviving examples of cameo glass, is also part of the exhibit, which is scheduled to run though Aug. 17.

From Los Angeles Times

The reliefs—inspired by ancient Greek pottery, cameo glass, and Roman glassware—are typically left white.

From Architectural Digest

The museum had long owned one disc of crimson cameo glass with such a nymph scene, titled “The Intruders,” etched and carved by the British brothers Thomas and George Woodall.

From New York Times

The two other most remarkable examples of this cameo glass are an amphora at Naples and the Auldjo vase.

From Project Gutenberg