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Object NameVase with Floral Decoration
Made FromGlass
Datepossibly 1895
Place MadeFrance
TechniqueBlown, layered, cut, acid-etched
SizeH: 17.2 cm; D (rim): 3.6 cm, (max.)(body): 22.4 cm
Accession Number54.3.88
Credit LineBequest of Ellen D. Sharpe
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewModern Gallery
Physical DescriptionOpaque and translucent green and dark brown glass; blown, layered, cut, and acid-etched. Spherical body with flat base, pear- shaped neck with slightly conical top; acid-etched overall lace- design on the green body consisting of blossom-like trefoils among dots and tendrils as well as floral motifs, bottom and top in brown overlay and acid-etched; on the base the engraved signature: "SU - B - 95".
Provenance
Source Ellen D. Sharpe - 1954-06-01
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