vase
Object NameFooted Vase
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1800-1899
Place MadePersia, Kashan
TechniqueFree-blown, enameled and gilded
SizeOverall H: 22.0 cm; Diam (Rim): 8.7 cm; Diam (Foot): 9.7 cm
Accession Number55.1.18
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent light bluish-green glass with red streaks; weathering and wear marks at base and rim; free blown, enameled and gilded; flat disk-like foot with very rough pontil mark, hollow stem tapering upwards, pear-shaped body flaring to wide rim; outside of vase covered with opaque creamy yellow enamel decorated with red flowers with green leaves framed by a gilded scale pattern and decorated further with three medallions with moon and star, a red star-like motif on the foot and a leaf circlet below the rim.Provenance
Source
Mr. Hatoun
