New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Burmese Vase

Manufacturer Mt. Washington Glass Co. (American, New Bedford, MA)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1885

MediumBlown glass

DimensionsOverall: 24 3/4 in. (62.9 cm)
Base: 7 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. (18.4 x 19.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number0.972

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-4, Case 28

DescriptionBlown, Burmese, satin finish, triangularly fluted rim and applied round (more oval) foot, polished pontil. Two hairline cracks on foot near stem.

Published ReferencesBetty B. Sisk, _Mt. Washington Art Glass plus Webb Burmese Identification and Value Guide_ (Kentucky: Collector Books, 2003), 211.