vase
Object NamePaneled Vase
Makerpossibly
New England Glass Company
(1818-1878)
Makerpossibly
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company
(active 1825-1888)
Made FromLead Glass
Date1820-1830
Place Madepossibly United States, MA, Cambridge; possibly United States, MA, Sandwich
TechniqueDip-molded, free-blown
SizeOverall H: 20 cm; Rim Diam (max): 18.8 cm,; Body Diam: 12 cm; Base Diam: 8.75 cm
Accession Number50.4.276
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Title Unknown (Boston Public Library)
Loan exhibition of eighteenth and early nineteenth century furniture & glass; for the benefit of the National Council of Girl Scouts, inc.
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionPaneled Vase. Lead glass, brilliant, clear amethyst; dip-molded and free-blown; ovoid body, cylindrical neck, wide mouth with flaring rolled-over or down-turned rim with outfolded edge; on body, twelve continuous round-topped panels with sides formed by pronounced ribs extending to rough pontil at center of pushed up base.Provenance
Source
George S. McKearin
(b. 1874) - 1950-07-31
Purchased from a dealer in Dundee, New York, U.S.A., who obtained it in a private home.
Purchased from a dealer in Dundee, New York, U.S.A., who obtained it in a private home.
