Royal Flemish Ewer
Manufacturer
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
(American, New Bedford, MA)
CultureAmerican
Date1894
MediumGlass | Gilt
DimensionsOverall: 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm)
InscribedNo mark.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.5059
Not on view
DescriptionRoyal Flemish ewer. Decorative oval shape with a 3.25" high straight neck cut down on the handle side. Attached solid diagonally ribbed (rope) gilt washed handle. Clear frosted with thick gilt segments enameled with gilt inside each with a different type of overall scroll, floral or cobwebby type design. Against a gold wash background. Center of body has a thick gilt lion and a black seal with a gilt two-headed griphon. On the other side is a large circular patch dotted with black and in its center is a thick gilt bud. Crack around lower handle end on body.Published ReferencesBetty B. Sisk, _Mt. Washington Art Glass plus Webb Burmese Identification and Value Guide_ (Kentucky: Collector Books, 2003), 211.
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