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vase

Object NameVase
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1801-1900
Place MadeBohemia
TechniqueFree-blown, encased blue and white enamel
SizeH: 13.4 cm; D (rim): 3.4 cm, (max.)(body): 7.6 cm
Accession Number54.3.111
Credit LineBequest of Ellen D. Sharpe
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionClear, translucent blue and opaque white glasses with bubbles; slight wear marks on base; free-blown, with encased blue and white enamel. Solid ring base with traces of the pontil mark, oval at top stepped body, surmounted by the neck slightly tapering downwards to a bulge; blue and white encased flecks and streaks.
Provenance
Source Ellen D. Sharpe - 1954
fragment
1400-1085 BCE
Whitefriars Inkwell
Whitefriars Glass Ltd.
about 1850-1860
fragment
25 BCE-99 CE
inlay
25 BCE-99 CE