Royal Flemish Vase
Manufacturer
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
(American, New Bedford, MA)
CultureAmerican
Date1894
MediumGlass | Gilt
DimensionsOverall: 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Base: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Base: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
InscribedNo mark.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.5060
Not on view
DescriptionRoyal Flemish vase. Enameled in tans, browns and mauve with thick gilt dividers in imitation of stained glass. With a large central cartouche of two Arabs, one on a camel, and with pyramids in the background. On the reverse, small round decorations, one of Kufic letters & one of a falcon and pyramids. Cylindrical and indented for 1" high neck. Flaring upward rim. Attached pair of small decorative angular handles from neck to shoulder top. Polished pontil.Published ReferencesBetty B. Sisk, _Mt. Washington Art Glass plus Webb Burmese Identification and Value Guide_ (Kentucky: Collector Books, 2003), 211. Kenneth M. Wilson and Jane Shadel Spillman, _Mt. Washington & Pairpoint Glass_, Volume 2, exh. cat., The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, 2011, 40, fig. 13-67.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
Alexander Gardner
1865
