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Object NameBlank for Replica of the Portland Vase
Maker Hodgetts, Richardson and Son
Made FromGlass
Date1878
Place MadeEngland, Wordsley
TechniqueBlown, Cased
SizeOverall H: 25.2 cm, Diam: 19.7 cm
Accession Number92.2.16
Credit LinePurchased with donated funds from the Clara S. Peck Endowment Fund
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Cameo Glass: Masterpieces from 2000 Years of Glassmaking
Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired by Ancient Rome
Nineteenth Century English Cameo Glass from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Christian Revi
Not On View
Interpretive Notes
It is said that 40 blanks were made, 38 were defective, Locke successfully carved the 39th, and this is the 40th.
Physical DescriptionBlank for Replica of the Portland Vase. Opaque white over translucent dark blue; blown, cased. Jar with two handles. Rim everted, with rounded lip; cylindrical neck curving smoothly out to shoulder, which has rounded profile; body tapers toward bottom; base flat. Handles dropped onto neck and reattached at shoulder.
Provenance
Source Clara S. Peck Endowment - 1992-12-10
Former Collection Dr. Leonard S. Rakow
Former Collection Estate of Juliette K. (Mrs. Leonard S.) Rakow (d. 1992)

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