Celery Vase
Manufacturer
New England Glass Company
(American, 1818 - 1888)
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1850
MediumMold blown glass
DimensionsOverall: 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Base: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Base: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Kathryn K. Porter
Object number85.16
Not on view
DescriptionCelery vase of mold-blown colorless glass. Pillar molded with six pillars and between these is a tooled protruding drape design. Solid baluster stem and round foot. Polished pontil. Heavy. Flint glass.Published ReferencesDwight P. Lanmon, _Wadsworth Atheneum, Glass From Six Centuries_, pg. 109, #125, one of pair seem the same except for the scalloped rim and #124, a pitcher possible same mold.
