Crown Milano Vase with Snow Geese

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Object Name:

Department

American

Maker(s)

Mt. Washington Glass Company, Manufacturer

Place Made:

United States, New Bedford, MA

Date:

1891-1895

Color

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white

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gold

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pink

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      - pink (ref)

Technique

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glassblowing

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  - glassblowing (ref)

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enameling

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    - enameling (ref)

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gilding

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  - metallizing (ref)
    - gilding (ref)

Material

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glass

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pigment

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enamel

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gold

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Dimensions:

Overall H: 36.5 cm, Diam (max): 9.3 cm

Accession Number:

2012.4.25

Credit Line:

Gift of Barbara Olsen in memory of Fellow, John K. Olsen

Location:

On Display

Description

White translucent glass with applied gold and pigments; blown, tooled, ground, enameled, gilded. Vase sits on wide foot with very narrow stem, widens to rounded shoulder and flares to rim with four points. Scrolling pink and gold decoration around foot, stem, shoulder and rim. Vase is decorated with 16 seagulls in gray, 14 stylized stars in gold, and a large sun or moon in ivory and stippled gold. CM/crown mark on base.

Inscription

CM / [crown] on base

Provenance

Olsen, Barbara H. (Mrs. John K.), Source to 2012-02-20

Exhibitions (1)

Exhibitions

Mt. Washington and Pairpoint: American Glass from the Gilded Age to the Roaring Twenties

Venue(s)

Corning Museum of Glass 2011-05-19 through 2011-12-31

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