Crown Milano Ewer
Manufacturer
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
(American, New Bedford, MA)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1894
MediumBlown glass | Gilt
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Base: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm)
Base: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm)
InscribedMarked in red enamel on polished pontil with a crown framed with leaf spray and "1000".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number82.83
Not on view
DescriptionEwer of blown opal glass. Glossy Crown Milano pattern. Squat ewer shape. Enameled shoulder with two polychrome floral medallions framed with thick gilt scroll and leaf design. Rest of shoulder is gilt mesh. Gilt around rim and gilded ribbed and curled handle.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, 98, fig. 15-18.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
