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

Peach Blow Ewer

Manufacturer Hobbs, Brockunier & Co.

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1886

MediumBlown opal glass, cased with Amberina

DimensionsOverall: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Base: 5 in. (12.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number0.1541

On View

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

DescriptionBlown Wheeling Peach Blow, cone shape with straight flaring neck, with band of dark amber rigaree at neck base and dark amber reeded angular handle from below rigaree, amberina over opal, shading to more brown at bottom (color bled), polished pontil.

Published ReferencesSee Corning. Microfiche. _Hobbs, Brockunier Catalog_. For piece title, per GEB, 5/10/88. Merrill, Nancy O. _A Concise History of Glass Represented in the Chrysler Museum Glass Collection_ (Norfolk, VA: The Chrysler Museum, 1989) 142, 213.