vase
Object NameVase
Made FromLead Glass, Enamel
Dateabout 1755-1760
Place MadeEngland, probably Southern Staffordshire
TechniqueBlown, enameled
SizeOverall H: 11.8 cm, Diam (max): 7.4 cm
Accession Number86.2.15
Credit LineGift of Helen Mayer in memory of her husband, John
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
East Meets West: Cross-Cultural Influences in Glassmaking in the 18th and 19th Centuries
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionOpaque white lead glass; blown, enameled. Inverted baluster shape, with short, narrow neck, rounded shoulders, and tapered sides; decorated in polychrome enamel with a chinoiserie household scene, a woman seated on a stool before a table with two floral arrangements, another floral pit on a tall tripod stand behind her, and two ovoid garden seats with circular holes in the sides alongside; another female figure is standing at the right, holding a brilliant yellow fan decorated with pseudo-Chinese calligraphy; two other female figures stand at the left, one holding a parasol, two "rocks" in the foreground; concave base with rough pontil mark and the remains of a colorless pontil wad; circular gold and black printed sticker, inscribed "GUARANTEED / DM&P / MANHEIM / ANTIQUES CORP. / 46 EAST 57th STREET / NEW YORK CITY / GENIUNE".Provenance
Former Collection
Helen Mayer
- 1986-07-30
Former Collection
Sir Hugh Dawson
