vase
Object Name2 Vases
Studioprobably
James Giles Workshop
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1765
Place Madeprobably England, London
TechniqueBlown, gilded
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number54.2.4
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description2 Vases. Copper-green lead glass; blown, gilded. Each has transparent green glass with few bubbles and sand impurities; wear marks at base. Body with rounded shoulder and straight walls tapering towards concave base with very rough pontil mark, short cylindrical neck with uneven rim, a lady with a fan, surrounded by branches, leaves, flowers (roses and daisies) and ornamental motifs, below rim a broad saw-tooth and a plain ring, above base another plain ring, on the reverse sprays of flowers.Provenance
Source
Cecil Davis
- 1954-06-16
50-99
