Vase
Manufacturer: Libbey Glass Company (American, 1892-1919)
Manufacturer: OR New England Glass Company (American, 1818-1888)
Date: 1883-1893
Dimensions:
H: 20.1 cm (7 29/32 in.); Max Rim Diam: 8.0 cm (3 3/32 in.); Base Diam: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); Max W: 24.7 cm (9 23/32 in.)
Medium: Amberina glass; blown and molded
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Marie W. Greenhalgh in memory of her parents, Alice Libbey Walbridge and William S. Walbridge
Object number: 1958.63
Label Text:Two Massachusetts glasshouses, the Mount Washington Glass Company in New Bedford and the New England Glass Works in East Cambridge, simultaneously created a transparent glass that shaded from yellow-amber to ruby red. Frederick Shirley of Mount Washington apparently made his “Rose Amber” first, but Joseph Locke at the rival firm filed for a patent for his version, known as Amberina, in July 1883, before Shirley did. The innovative glass was made by mixing a small amount of colloidal gold into a batch of transparent amber glass.
DescriptionBlown and patterned in an eight-rib dip mold, then finished by tooling. Joined by an irregular knop to a base patterned in the same mold, blown, and finished by tooling. Rim of bowl ground and polished irregularly at a later date to repair damage. Rough pontil mark.
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