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Object NameBurmese Vase with Poem
Manufacturer Mt. Washington Glass Company
Made FromGlass, Enamel, Gilding
Date1885-1895
Place MadeUnited States, MA, New Bedford
TechniqueBlown, tooled, appied, enameled
SizeOverall H: 20.7 cm, Diam (max): 8.9 cm
Accession Number2007.4.24
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Mt. Washington and Pairpoint: American Glass from the Gilded Age to the Roaring Twenties
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Interpretive Notes
The vase is inscribed: “The cowslip is a country lass, The violet is a nun / But I will woo the dainty rose, The Queen of Every One.” These lines are from “Flowers,” a poem by the British writer Thomas Hood (1799–1845).
Physical DescriptionOpaque peach shading to yellow glass; blown, tooled, applied, enameled. Teardrop shaped vase with rounded body that narrows to cylindrical neck. The vase is decorated with enameled garland and rose with poem in the center. "The cowslip is a country a country lass, / The violet is a nun, - / But I will woo the dainty rose, / The queen of every one. / Thomas Hood" Acid-etched "satin" finish, polished pontil mark.
Provenance
Source Brunk Auction

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