Burmese Bell
Manufacturer
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
(American, New Bedford, MA)
CultureAmerican
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.4953
Not on view
DescriptionBell of glossy burmese glass. Ribbed with a scalloped rim. Darker salmon inside and ribs outside are lemon. Some salmon streaks top outside. Attached solid clear baluster handle with a beehive-like finial. Gong is broken and reinforced with plaster at the bell top.Published ReferencesBetty B. Sisk, _Mt. Washington Art Glass plus Webb Burmese Identification and Value Guide_ (Kentucky: Collector Books, 2003), 211. A.A. Trinidad, Jr., _Collectible Glass Bells of the World_ (Atglen, Pa.: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2003), 70, 73, 142, 148, 150, 156-157.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
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