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Vase

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1850-1899

GUSN

GUSN-50689

Description

A matte-finished (frosted) glass vase, of urn-like baluster form with a flared rim, its body is in three segments on a round pedestal base. It is a colorless glass with rings of fanciful stylized leaf patterns in pale pink enamel and gilt trim.

Details

Descriptive Terms

vases
glassblowing
enameling
gilding
glass (material)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
painting (coating)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
Victorian
Glass
Blown
Enameled
Gilded
Painted
Victorian
Leaf
VASE

Associated Building

Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

8 (H), 4.25 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.143.1

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