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Vase

Place of OriginNew England

Date1830-1840

DimensionsH: 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); Rim Diam: 5 5/32 in. (13.1 cm); Base Diam: 3 11/32 in. (8.5 cm)

MediumDeep cobalt-blue lead glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1943.41

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DescriptionBlown in a full-size or almost full-size mold, probably of one piece, the lower portion and underside of the base patterned with twelve broad flutes with arched tops. Neck and rolled-over rim finished by tooling. The flutes extend onto the base and terminate at the center, where they are covered by a rough, solid pontil mark.

Published ReferencesWilson, Kenneth M., American Glass, 1760-1930: The Toledo Museum of Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, [Lanham, Md.]: National Book Network [distributor], c1994; 2 v. (879 p.): ill. (some col.); 32 cm., 1994, p. 195, no. 182, colorpl. 182, p. 154.