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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Tophat Vase
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Tophat Vase

Manufacturer The Fenton Art Glass Co.
CultureAmerican
Dateafter 1948
MediumMold blown glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Base: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number0.1573
Not on view
DescriptionTop hat vase. Mold-blown ruby opalescent "dot optic" with crimped rim. This hat has opalescent polka dots, those illustrated were in "coin dot", i.e., ruby polka dots on opalescent field.

Published ReferencesHeacock. _Fenton 2nd 25 Years_. fig. 456, p. 80.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
1850-1899
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera - 2006.
The Fenton Art Glass Co.
post 1939
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
The Fenton Art Glass Co.
1940-1984
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
1850-1969
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Venini & C.
ca. 1948
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Venini & C.
ca. 1948
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
The Fenton Art Glass Co.
1953-1975
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Daum Frères
ca. 1928
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Scanned from a slide.  Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Erastus Salisbury Field
ca. 1833