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Buckle
Buckle

Buckle

Object NameCelery Vase Cut in "Buckle" Pattern
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1855-1885
Place Madepossibly United States, NY; possibly United States, New England
TechniqueBlown and cut
SizeOverall H: 23.8 cm; Rim Diam: 12 cm; Foot Diam: 12.5 cm
Accession Number93.4.7
Credit LineGift of Harold S. Williams
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown and cut. Cylindrical body with flaring rim cut into eight petals, cut pattern of vertical ovals around upper body with Old English capital letter "C" in one panel, strawberry diamond pattern on lower half of body, applied waisted stem with airtrap, applied solid circular foot with cut star underneath with fans between the points.
Provenance
Former Collection Harold S. Williams (d. 1993) - 1993
Former Collection Smithers Antiques
purchased from SmithersAntiques, Lewistown, PA
fragment
50 BCE-25 CE
Endeavor
Lino Tagliapietra
2004
Christopher Dresser
about 1870-1879
pitcher
975-1025
ewer
about 1800-1820