A Fragile Peace: The Magic of American Cameo Glass from The Touma Collection Grafton Monster Handmade in WV

Handmade in WV

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A Fragile Peace: The Magic of American Cameo Glass from The Touma Collection Grafton Monster Handmade in WVThe art of glassmaking traces its beginnings to ancient times in the early cultures of Mesopotamia and Egypt. As the centuries passed, glassmakers became very skilled in their mastery of this fiery material, and by the time of the Roman Empire, the ability to fuse together layers of colored glass to form the walls of a vessel offered the opportunity to carve sophisticated surface designs on these objects. This type of glass, known as cameo glass, was