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Vase

Place of OriginProbably New York; possibly South Jersey

Date1835-1860

DimensionsH: 22.7 cm (8 15/16 in.); Rim Diam: 8.8 cm (3 15/32 in.); Base Diam: 9.0 cm (3 17/32 in.)

MediumAquamarine non-lead glass.

ClassificationGlass

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

Object number

1948.46

Not on View

DescriptionBlown and tooled to shape. Applied thread around neck and under lip. Two applied handles with upturned lower ends, crimped. Hollow cylindrical stem joined by a wafer to the bowl. Applied slightly sloping foot. Rough, open pontil mark.

Published ReferencesRogers, Millard F., Jr., "American Glass: 1608-1940, " TMA Museum News, vol. 4, no. 3, Summer 1961, pp. 51-70, repr. p. 62.

Wilson, 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. 146, no. 134, colorpl. 134, p. 85.