"Acanthus Leaf" Vase

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Object Name:

Department

American

Maker(s)

Boston & Sandwich Glass Company ((active 1825-1888)), Manufacturer

Place Made:

United States, probably Sandwich, MA

Date:

about 1835-1845

Color

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yellow

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pressing

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tooling

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glass

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Dimensions:

Overall H: 25.3 cm, W: 13.2 cm; Base Diam: 11.2 cm

Accession Number:

2012.4.119

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds from the Martha J. Herpst Estate

Location:

On Display

Description

"Acanthus Leaf" Vase. Transparent canary yellow glass; pressed in two parts, hot-worked, joined with a wafer. Vase with four openings with scalloped rims; conical base with seven-lobed edge. Feather-like leaf motif overall.

Inscription

FRG 19854D Affixed on base rectangular white paper label

Provenance

Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., Source 2007-05-07 to 2012-09-24

Williams, Elizabeth, Former Collection to 1999

Shaw, Albert, Former Collection 1949 to 1952

Shaw, Florence, Former Collection 1949 to

New Bedford Museum of Glass, Former Collection 1999 to 2007-05-07

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