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Object NameCrown Milano Cracker Jar with Cover

Manufacturer Mt. Washington Glass Company

Made FromGlass, Enamel, Gilding, Metal

Date1891-1895

Place MadeUnited States, MA, New Bedford

TechniqueBlown, enameled, gilded

SizeOverall H: 13.3 cm, Diam (max): 19 cm

Accession Number63.4.161

Credit LineGift of Fletcher Ford and Mrs. Sally Recker in memory of Lola Kincaid Ford

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Mt. Washington and Pairpoint: American Glass from the Gilded Age to the Roaring Twenties

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionOpaque white glass; white metal; blown, enameled, gilded. Spherical shape blown in a mold with shallow hobnails; enameled decoration of beige and pink with gilt tracing and applied "jewels" of dots of glass; white metal collar, handle and lid; lid has a butterfly on top.
Provenance

Source Sally Recker - 1963-09-26

Former Collection Lola Kincaid Ford

Source Fletcher Ford