Amberina Vase, 1883-1890
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Art Glass is ornamental and decorative glass dating from the mid-to-late 19th century through the early 20th century. Makers of Art Glass employed newly developed technologies for producing vibrant colors and surface textures. This is most famously seen in the iridescent surfaces of Louis Comfort Tiffany and his contemporaries, although Art Glass took many shapes and forms.
Art Glass is ornamental and decorative glass dating from the mid-to-late 19th century through the early 20th century. Makers of Art Glass employed newly developed technologies for producing vibrant colors and surface textures. This is most famously seen in the iridescent surfaces of Louis Comfort Tiffany and his contemporaries, although Art Glass took many shapes and forms.
Artifact
Vase
Date Made
1883-1890
Creators
Mount Washington Glass Company
Place of Creation
United States, Massachusetts, East Cambridge
United States, Massachusetts, New Bedford
Creator Notes
Made by either New England Glass Company in East Cambridge, Massachusetts or Mount Washington Glass Company in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass
Object ID
00.4.4938
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Mold-blown glass
Amberina glass
Color
Red
Yellow (Color)
Orange (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Diameter: 4 in
Weight: 1.2625 lb
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