vase
Object NameCased Vase
Maker
James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd.
Made FromGlass, Metal
Dateabout 1830-1869
Place MadeEngland, London
TechniqueBlown, cased, silvered
SizeOverall H: 23.4 cm; Rim Diam: 12 cm
Accession Number60.2.43
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Curiosities of Glassmaking
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionOpaque brilliant silvered pale green glass, double walled; blown, cased, silvered. Slightly sloping ring foot with slightly concave base, pear- shaped body curving to wide neck which flares in turn to rounded rim; metal insert at the base protected by a plug of clear glass reading "E. Varnish & Co., London, patent"; on the clear glass plug as well as on the bottom of the silvered glass there are numbers "14b" scratched with a diamond point.Provenance
Source
Mrs. Leah (Donald) Gibbs
- 1960-11-02
