Glass Vase Cello Case
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Portland Vase - The Portland Vase is a first-century Roman cameo glass vase, which served as an inspiration to many glass and porcelain makers from about the beginning of the 18th century onwards. Since 1945 the vase has belonged to the British Museum (reference - GR 1945.
Wardian case - The Wardian case, the direct forerunner of the modern terrarium (and the inspiration for the glass aquarium), was invented by Dr. Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward (1791-1868), of London, in about 1829 after an accidental discovery inspired him.
Vase - The vase is an open container, often used to hold cut flowers. It can be made from a number of materials including porcelain, ceramics and glass.
Claude Glass - Claude Glass (or Black Mirror) is an artist's tool consisting of a convex mirror of about four inches diameter with tinted filters and bound up like a pocket-book or in a carrying case. They were famously used by picturesque artists in England in the late 18th and early 19th centuries as a frame for drawing sketches of picturesque landscapes.
