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

Vase

Manufacturer Libbey Glass Co. (American, 1888-)

Date1875

MediumMold blown glass

DimensionsOverall: 6 x 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (15.2 x 6.4 x 8.9 cm)

ClassificationsGlass

Credit LineGift of Arnold King in Memory of Jean Outland Chrysler

Object number83.92

Terms

Opal
Lavender
Rose
Cambridge, MA

On View

Not on view

DescriptionVase of mold blown opal glass in the shape of a "high" heel shoe/slipper. With a turned up toe. Lavender-rose "wash" with an engraved floral design to opal. Cracked and mended. Patented by William L. Libbey, Boston, 1875.

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