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Object NameBank
Made FromNon-lead Glass, Metal
Date1840-1845
Place MadeMidwestern United States
Techniquemold-blown, free blown, tooled
SizeH: 8 5/8"
Accession Number66.4.51
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Masterpieces of American Glass
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionPale amethyst, colorless non-lead glass with aquamarine striations; mold-blown and free blown, tooled. Oval body with chicken finial on top of four crisscrossing supports above body; supports have applied rigaree decoration; body is spirally molded and has four applied vertical bands of rigaree and coin slot in top; applied hollow knop containing a coin (a U.S. half- dime of 1840); applied circular foot with rough pontil mark.Provenance
Former Collection
Johanna Volkman
Source
Richard Wood
