Napoli Vase with Chrysanthemums

Object Name: 
Napoli Vase with Chrysanthemums

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Object Name: 
Napoli Vase with Chrysanthemums
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, MA, New Bedford
Accession Number: 
2011.4.160
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 14.6 cm, Diam (max): 14.2 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1892-1895
Credit Line: 
Gift of Dorothy-Lee Jones
Web Description: 
Napoli, which was made only from 1894 to 1896, is a transparent glass with enamel ornament on the interior. Although the name would point to a European origin, the decoration is not based on Italian designs.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Jones, Dorothy Lee, Source
2011-12-07
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
glassblowing
enameling
gilding
Material: 
glass
enamel
gold
Inscription: 
RF / 588
inscription
: 
Engraved

Description

Primary Description: 
Colorless glass; blown, enameled, gilt. Bulbous vase with 8 ribs; narrow neck and wide ruffled rim. Interior decorated with enameled flowers of purple and red; exterior decorated with gilt web. Inscribed (enameled) on base: “RF / 588.”

Exhibitions (1)

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
Changing Exhibitions Gallery