Opal Vase
Manufacturer
Smith Brothers
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1874 - 1894
MediumBlown opal glass with enameled design
DimensionsOverall: 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
InscribedMarked with black script lower side: "Smith Bros."
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.5755
Not on view
DescriptionOpaque white blank (probably Mt. Washington) bottom 1" cone shape then ridge; rest cylinder decreasing in diameter with pair of ridges 1" from rim. All but ridge painted pale blue and between ridges enameled multicolor bird with brown and gray reeds; gilt bands around each ridge.Published ReferencesMerrill, Nancy O. _A Concise History of Glass Represented in the Chrysler Museum Glass Collection_ (Norfolk, VA: The Chrysler Museum, 1989) 151, 215.
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
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