Plush Burmese Vase
Manufacturer
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
(American, New Bedford, MA)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1885
MediumGlass | Gilt | Enamel
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
InscribedOriginal oblong paper seal: "MT.W.G. CO. BURMESE Pat. Applied For".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.4996
Not on view
DescriptionVase of plush Burmese glass. Enameled by Albert Steffin. (See also GAM.64.6 with similar decoration). In blue, white, re, yellow, tan and gilt angular type flowers, leaves and circles. Egg shaped on a .25" collared base which narrows to a slightly flaring 1.625" high neck. Gilt around rim and base.Published ReferencesHugh Tait, ed., FIVE THOUSAND YEARS OF GLASS, (British Museum Press: London, 1991), pg. 205, ill. 259 (color). Lori Gross, Director. MUSEUM LOAN NETWORK: NEWS 1998-99. MIT:7-8, fig. 39. Betty B. Sisk, _Mt. Washington Art Glass plus Webb Burmese Identification and Value Guide_ (Kentucky: Collector Books, 2003), 211.
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