Amberina

Object NameVase in "Amberina" Pattern

Manufacturer New England Glass Company (1818-1878)

Made FromLead Glass

Date1883-1888

Place MadeUnited States, MA, Cambridge

TechniquePattern-molded, blown, applied

SizeOverall H: 18.5 cm; Rim Diam: 9.25 cm; Foot Diam: 7 cm

Accession Number50.4.329

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

This colorful ware is said to have saved the firm from bankruptcy in the 1880s.

Physical DescriptionAmberina Vase. Lead glass, amberina -- amber shading to deep red; pattern-molded and free-blown; trumpet bowl in pattern of vertical ribs swirling slightly from flattened knop at bottom to flaring scalloped rim, applied, sloping circular foot with smooth base.
Provenance

Source George S. McKearin (b. 1874) - 1950-07-31

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