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

Agata Vase

Manufacturer New England Glass Company (American, 1818 - 1888)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1887-1888

MediumBlown Wild Rose glass

DimensionsOverall: 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.3760

On View

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

DescriptionStick vase. Agata. Bulbous with a bottom bulge "on stick" and four dimpled around bulge. Colors are bright. Polished pontil.

Published ReferencesMerrill, Nancy O. _A Concise History of Glass Represented in the Chrysler Museum Glass Collection_ (Norfolk, VA: The Chrysler Museum, 1989) 144, 213.