Urn: square base with polished pontil. Facet- cut dome of base tapers to short panelled stem. Bowl is ovoid with swirled thumbprint-like or peacock eye cuts. Cover: domed with facet-cut border and conforming peacock eye overall design. Panel-cut steeple finial.
urns
covers (closures)
cutting (dividing)
lead glass
glass (material)
faceting
eyes (motifs)
peafowl
Urn, Decorative
Urn, Decorative
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
1949.391.1A,B
Unknown
4.375 x 2.25 (HxW), 3.125 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.391.1AB
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