New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

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Manufacturer W.H., B & J Richardson

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1845

MediumBlown glass

DimensionsOverall: 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
Base: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.5447

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 117, Study Gallery Case 2, Section 3 Sh3

DescriptionBlown, overlay, opal cut to reveal ruby cased with clear, quatrefoil and punty cuts, panel cut top and bottom, high handle and triangular pinched rim, narrow flaring bottom, polished pontil.

Published ReferencesWilkinson, THE HALLMARK OF ANTIQUE GLASS, p. 146, fig. 184, showing a duplicate made in blue and opal.