Vase

Manufacturer New England Glass Bottle Company (American, 1826-1845)

Date1885-1900

DimensionsH: 12.5 cm (4 29/32 in.); Max Body W: 8.0 cm (3 5/32 in.); Rim Diam: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.); Base Diam: 5.0 cm (1 31/32 in.)

MediumGlass, blown, ball-optic-molded, then finished by tooling. Shallow, concave, polished pontil mark.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Marie W. Greenhalgh, given in memory of Alice Libbey Walbridge and William S. Walbridge

Object number

1958.49

Not on View

DescriptionAmberina-type non-lead glass, shading from pale amber at base to light ruby at rim.

Published References"Museum Invites NADA Convention to Glass Exhibit," Antiques Dealer, October 1963, pp. 22-24, repr. p. 23.

"Toledo's Glass Heritage," Hobbies, October 1963, p. 53, repr. cover.

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. 796, no. 1352.

Exhibition HistoryThe Toledo Museum of Art, Art in Crystal: A Historical Exhibition of Libbey Glass, exh. brochure, Toledo, Ohio, 1951, n.p. (8) (lent by Mrs. Greenhalgh).