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vase

Object NameVase
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Date1855-1865
Place MadeBohemia
Techniqueblown, gilt, acid-etched
SizeH: 72.8 cm, D (foot): 16.7 cm
Accession Number81.3.44
Credit LineGift in honor of Dwight Lanmon
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent white non-lead glass; blown, gilt, acid-etched. Tall, amphora shape; cup-shaped neck with gilt, polished rim, bulbous ring below with gilt band; tall neck, ovoid body; two loop handles, with gilt formal scrolls along the sides, attached to the body using metal pins; annulated knop with gilt bands, at the base of the body; tall bell-shaped foot with gilt band at the rim; the foot and knop attached to the vase using a screw and nut; the vase and foot acid-etched on the outside.
Provenance
Source Habib Anavian
bottle
1870-1880
vase
1850-1875
vase
Harry Evan Edwards
1850
bottle
1850-1880
vase
Harrach Glasshouse
about 1860