Celery Glass or Vase

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Department

American

Place Made:

United States, possibly PA, Pittsburgh

Date:

probably 1825-1850

Color

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colorless

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Technique

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blown three-mold glass

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applied

Material

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glass

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Dimensions:

Overall H: 20.9 cm; Rim Diam: 12.1 cm; Foot Diam: 9.8 cm

Accession Number:

50.4.185

Location:

On Display

Description

Celery Glass or Vase. Lead glass, slightly crizzled, colorless; blown-molded for decorative bands and free-blown; slender cylindrical bowl spreading at rim; applied short blade-knopped stem and flat circular foot with ground and polished pontil mark; on lower bowl baroque pattern GV-21; tapering ribs swirled to left on bottom and, on sides, similar ribs to right, single horizontal, scroll band; (tooled) incised horizontal lines giving ribbed effect to rim.

Provenance

McKearin, George S., Source

1950-07-31

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