Painting is of three vases situated atop brown drapery. Drapery continues upward along left. Vase at left is short, round, and brownish-gold with iridescent sheen. Vase in center is the tallest and is red with gold leaves and stems; body widens slightly towards shoulder before curving inward at neck. Vase at right is blue with iridescent sheen; three feet support base that comes together at nearly a point at bottom. Vases painted against yellowish-green background.

Manikowski was hired by Frederick Carder around 1917 and in the early 1920s was promoted to foreman in the etching rooms. Though Manikowski created many designs himself, especially in the 1920s and early 1930s, he typically acid-etched Carder's designs until Carder's retirement. He continued his employment with Steuben in the Houghton era.