Vase

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Object Name: 
Vase
Place Made: 
England, probably Southern Staffordshire
Accession Number: 
86.2.10
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 11.4 cm, Diam: 5.7 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1755-1760
Credit Line: 
Gift of Helen Mayer in memory of her husband, John
Primary Description: 
Opaque white lead glass; blown, enameled. Globular body, with tall, cylindrical neck and flared rim; enameled pastel chinoiserie flowers in pale blue and pink, with green stems and leaves, and a brown arch-shaped rock; applied circular foot with rough pontil mark and remains of a colorless pontil wad.

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Department: 
Early Modern
Provenance: 
Mayer, John, Former Collection
1986-07-30
Mayer, Helen, Former Collection
1986-07-30
Color: 
opaque white
Technique: 
Blown, Enameled

Publications (1)

In Sparkling Company: Reflections on Glass in the 18th-century British World (2020) illustrated, p. 15 (fig. 2);