vase

Object NameVase

Manufacturer Smith Brothers Decorating Co.

Made FromGlass, Enamel

Date1874-1890

Place MadeUnited States, MA, New Bedford

TechniqueBlown, pattern-molded, enameled

SizeOverall H: 14.7 cm; Rim Diam: 4.6 cm

Accession Number73.4.111

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Frank R. McKenzie

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewAmerican Gallery

Physical DescriptionOpaque white glass; blown, mold-blown, enameled. Double conical shape; ground rim; sides sloped out about three-quarters of vase, then slope sharply in to circular base; obverse: enameled in pink with parrot and foliage, reverse with signature: "Smith Bro's"; molded rings above base and below rim; base with depression in center; outside rim polished.
Provenance

Former Collection Mrs. Frank R. McKenzie - 1973