Featured lead glass vase with figurine

Usually I try to ignore lead glass vases unless Scandinavian and marked, but this had such a nice woman with harp carving that I had to bring it home. About 11" tall, no maker mark, but there is a dedication on the back "TO E. J. ROLDE WITH BEST WISHES K. MARES", with a caron mark over the S in MARES. The dedication font and carving look early-mid 20th century to me, and I see enough wear to the base to support that conclusion. I'm hoping the shape of the vase may be recognizable to the dedicated glassies? Or can anyone add anything else?

 

I would try an image search, but not with that background.

 

I'm going to guess, the glass was made to sell to engravers, an Engraver bought it and did one great job of engraving on it. Without a signature, I would have no where to look for the artist that did it. There's something funny about the fingers, but aren't fingers funny anyway?

 

I think I need directions on how to take a better picture that will be searchable. Below are pics on a white background, one in full sun on in shadow, not sure those are an improvement. Is there some best way to take pics of clear glass?

 

Get some black card, roll it, and put it inside the vase.

 

OK, thanks. No black paper in my house, but I stuffed a black nylon jacket in it which might do the trick.

 

Clear glass is one of the most difficult things to photograph effectively. It usually has to be back-lit and back-lit with reflective light! That can be a trial to set up on the kitchen table, but it can be done.
I took the pic below by placing the glass on a black tile and aiming the light from under the tile to a white card placed a few feet back from the subject.
It's not the best pic I ever took, but it does show the object better than trying a shot face on.

 

@Jeff Drum - if you are on Facebook there is a group dedicated to techniques / methods for photographing glass.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2095156373905934

 

Wow. That's a great picture.

 

@Savvy*Spyglass*Treasures - Thanks!
It's an 18thc. Georgian period “wrythen” ale glass c.1780, ht. 5″

 

Thanks, but its a private group so nothing available to me. I've avoided facebook since it started and that isn't likely to change.

 

We're on the same page!