Celery Vase

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Object Name: 
Celery Vase
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, PA, Philadelphia
Accession Number: 
2011.4.6
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 19.2 cm, Diam: 13.1 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1826-1842
Primary Description: 
Colorless glass; blown, tooled, applied, cut. Inverted bell-shaped vase with flattened knop stem and circular foot. Exterior of vase decorated with elaborate cut design consisting of band of circles and slanted lines around rim, thick band of decoration around midsection that includes intersecting wavy lines and tight crosshatching, and band of cut vertical panels around base of vessel.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Stradlings, Source
2011-02-15
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
blown
tooling
applied
cutting
Material: 
glass