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Bowl Holder
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Bowl Holder

Manufacturer Mt. Washington Glass Co. (American, New Bedford, MA)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1890-1894
MediumMetal
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
Base: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number0.1552B
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DescriptionAcid-cut-back "cameo" bowl of translucent blue glass cased with opaque white glass. The body has a white cameo design of two pairs of griffins bordering some scrollwork that surrounds a flower. Each pair of griffins are separated by a floral design. The rim is ruffled.

New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
ca. 1890-1894
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
ca. 1890-1894
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
ca. 1890-1894
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
ca. 1890-1894
Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Hobbs, Brockunier & Co.
ca. 1886
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
ca. 1890-1900
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2010.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
ca. 1893
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2010.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
ca. 1893
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2010.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
ca. 1893
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
ca. 1890-94
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
ca. 1890-1894