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

Opal Vase

Manufacturer Smith Brothers
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1874 - 1894
MediumBlown opal glass with enameled design
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
InscribedSigned script lower side in black: "Smith Bros."
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.5761
Not on view
DescriptionOpaque white; cylindrical, wider at bottom and rather cone shape. Painted pale apple green and decorated with two birds on blossoming apple tree.

Published ReferencesMerrill, Nancy O. _A Concise History of Glass Represented in the Chrysler Museum Glass Collection_ (Norfolk, VA: The Chrysler Museum, 1989) 151, 215.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Smith Brothers
ca. 1874 - 1894
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Smith Brothers
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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