Celery glass or vase
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 18.4 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Dark amber blown lead glass celery glass or vase; cylindrical body tapered to plain conical foot; pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1942.497
Gallery Label:
Sticker affixed to bottom is printed with the number "200."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
25941
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Celery glass
Classification:
Date:
1845-1865
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 4 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Amethyst pressed lead glass celery glass; seven-sided, bell-shaped body with scalloped rim; body joined by wafer below to plain conical foot ornamented with repetition of petal-like pattern on body, scooped out of foot.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.835
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
25940
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Celery glass
Classification:
Date:
1815-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 5 in. ( 18.4 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass celery glass blown in a 4-part mold (McKearin G III-34); deep waisted cylindrical body curved in at base and flaring at rim; around the rim, diagonal ribbing above horizontal rings and diamond diapering; within horizontal rings are 8 large diamonds alternately containing bulls' eye sunbursts and circles; vertical ribbing above horizontal ring and diamond diapering; plain base; applied disk foot; pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.218
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
25939
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pair of celery glasses
Classification:
Date:
1845-1865
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 10 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 26 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Pair of amethyst pressed lead glass celery glasses; eight-panel, bell-shaped body with scalloped rim on short cylinder; body joined by wafer below to octagonal pedestal foot.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.836ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
25938
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Card receiver: Open Hand motif
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Glass, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 6 x 7 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 15.2 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
Opaque white pressed glass card receiver in the form of two cupped hands with leaves and berries at the wrists; hands, berries and leaves painted in enamel.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.797
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
25924
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Finger bowl
Classification:
Date:
1880-1890
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 5 in. ( 8.9 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
"Wild Rose" blown molded finger bowl with irregular flared ruffled lip; angled body with flared waist; color gradations from white at base to dark rose at lip; concave, polished pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1938.354a
Gallery Label:
Wild Rose glass, patented by the New England Glass Works in 1886, is an opaque shaded glass produced by the addition of oxides to the bipartite glass mixture. Amberina, Burmese, and Peach Blow are related art glass formulas popular during the late 1880s and early 1890s.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
25914
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 20.3 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Enamel-painted opaque white blown (possibly in a mold) glass vase with wide flared lip, narrow cylindrical neck, and inverted conical body on pedestal base; painted blue, with circular medallion on obverse with helmeted, blond, bearded head with a wing behind each ear in profile against black background; gilding on edge of lip, on ring at top of pedestal, on lower edge of pedestal, and on medallion frame.
Credit Line:
Gift of Isabella Vaché Cox
Object Number:
1933.207b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
25913
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pair of Glass Vases
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 20.3 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Enamel-painted opaque white blown (possibly in a mold) glass vase with wide flared lip, narrow cylindrical neck, and inverted conical body on pedestal base; painted blue, with circular medallion on obverse with blond, bearded head with a wing at each temple in profile against black background; gilding on edge of lip, on ring at top of pedestal, on lower edge of pedestal, and on medallion frame.
Credit Line:
Gift of Isabella Vaché Cox
Object Number:
1933.207a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
25911
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vases (2)
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 8 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 21.9 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Pair of amber lead glass vases pressed in single mold; narrow ovoid bowl with six petal-shaped panels of diamond grid with fans between at top; hexagonal baluster standard with balded knop at top; circular base with scalloped edge and rays beneath.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.219ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25910
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase: tulip-shaped
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 21.9 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Amber lead glass vase pressed in single mold; narrow ovoid bowl with six petal-shaped panels of diamond grid with fans between at top; hexagonal baluster standard with balded knop at top; circular base with scalloped edge and rays beneath.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.219a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25909
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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