vase

Object NameVase

Maker W. H., B. & J. Richardson

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1847

Place MadeEngland, Stourbridge

Techniqueblown, enameled, [etched]

SizeOverall H: 31.8 cm; Foot Diam: 11.7 cm

Accession Number76.2.7

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionTranslucent white lead glass; blown, enameled, and etched (?). Tall, ovoid shape, with flared rim, waisted stem and wide, flaring foot; orange and black enameled lines at the rim, shoulder, stem, and foot; palmette band around the middle of the neck; polychrome enameled male figure, wearing a toga, with ivy leaf wreath in his hair, playing two pipes, standing on a speckled green ground; orange and black zig-zag band with ivy wreath on the foot; polished pontil mark grey inscription of a diamond registry mark, inscribed "III" in the top oval, "F" below, "6" at the right, "2" at the bottom, "I" at the left, with "RICHARDSON'S / VITRIFIED." in a ribband above; black enameled "3" at the right of the diamond, and "P / 16" in purple enamel at the top.
Provenance

Source Alan Tillman - 1976-09-02