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Image scanned from a transparency.
Rose Amber Pitcher
Image scanned from a transparency.
Image scanned from a transparency.

Rose Amber Pitcher

Manufacturer Mount Washington Glass Co. (American, 1837 - 1900)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1883
MediumMold-blown, optic-ribbed glass with engraving
DimensionsOverall: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.5738
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-4, Case 28
DescriptionRose amber (amberina). Ribbed tankard shape. Of mold blown glass. Straight with attached plain amber handle. Engraved with fern, fireflies, and dragonflies. Polished pontil.

Published ReferencesIllustrated in Grover, "Art Glass Nouveau", p. 20. Merrill, Nancy O. _A Concise History of Glass Represented in the Chrysler Museum Glass Collection_ (Norfolk, VA: The Chrysler Museum, 1989) 140, 213.
Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
New England Glass Company
ca. 1886
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Mount Washington Glass Co.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Mount Washington Glass Co.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Mount Washington Glass Co.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Mount Washington Glass Co.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Mount Washington Glass Co.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Mount Washington Glass Co.
ca. 1883
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Mount Washington Glass Co.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Mount Washington Glass Co.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New England Glass Company
ca. 1886-1888
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Mount Washington Glass Co.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Mount Washington Glass Co.