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Object NameCenterpiece with Cameo Bowl

Manufacturer Mt. Washington Glass Company

Made FromGlass, Metal

Date1890-1895

Place MadeUnited States, MA, New Bedford

Techniqueblown, acid-etched

SizeOverall: 29 cm; (a) Bowl H: 11.4 cm, W: 20.3 cm, D: 20.2 cm

Accession Number63.4.159

Credit LineGift of Fletcher Ford and Mrs. Sally Recker in memory of Lola Kincaid Ford

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

The cameo decoration is done by acid etching, not by hand carving. This is a faster and cheaper method.

Physical DescriptionPink/white glass; blown and acid-etched. Blown in a square shape of white glass cased with opaque pink; acid etched through the pink in a pattern of flowers and heraldic figures; ruffled rim; white metal stand; basket-shaped, marked on base "Quadruple plate".
Provenance

Source Fletcher Ford - 1963-09-26

Source Sally Recker - 1963-09-26

Former Collection Lola Kincaid Ford