vase

Object NameVase

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1700-1800

Techniqueblown, enameled

SizeH: 19.5 cm; D (rim): 2.9 cm, (base): 9.1 cm

Accession Number71.3.127

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

East Meets West: Cross-Cultural Influences in Glassmaking in the 18th and 19th Centuries

Place Made

Central Europe

Physical DescriptionOpaque (opalescent) white non-lead glass; blown, enameled. Tall, inverted baluster shape; short, flared neck, rounded shoulders, waisted sides, flared rounded foot; enameled chinoiserie decoration, with a red zig-zag band with blue fruit and red leaves at the top, with pendant sprays of flowers, leaves and branches; the sides decorated in three bands, with Oriental figures in the top and bottom bands, and a band of stylized flowers and foliage on an undulating vine, with grey birds; zig-zag band at the base, similar to that at the top; concave base; rough pontil mark.
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