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Object Name:

Ambero Vase with Grapes

Maker(s):

Pairpoint Corporation, Manufacturer

Place Made:

United States, MA, New Bedford

Accession Number:

2009.4.340

Dimensions:

Overall H: 37 cm, Diam (max): 21.6 cm

Location:

Not on Display

Date:

1915-1916

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds from the Mrs. Jason Westerfield Estate, by exchange

Web Description:

Ambero, which was produced only in 1915 and 1916, was probably made in very few shapes and patterns. The decorating process was labor-intensive. The exterior was acid-etched to give the object a textured, translucent effect, and enamel decoration was then applied to the interior and fired to make the enamel permanent.

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Department:

American

Provenance:

James D. Julia, Inc., Source

2009-11-23

Material:

glass

enamel

Inscription:

Ambero/M

signature

Enameled On underside of vase in script

Description

Primary Description:

Colorless glass; blown, tooled, acid-etched, enameled. Conical shaped vase with rounded shoulder and short neck with slightly flared rim. Decorated on the interior with a camphor colored enamel wash and multi-colored grape-vine design. The exterior of the vase consists of an acid-etched floral pattern.