Amberina

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Object Name: 
Vase in "Amberina" Pattern
Title: 
Amberina
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, MA, Cambridge
Accession Number: 
79.4.29
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 18.4 cm; Rim Diam: 8.5 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1883-1888
Credit Line: 
Gift in part of William E. Hammond
Web Description: 
This colorful ware is said to have saved the firm from bankruptcy in the 1880s.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Hammond, William E., Source
1979-03-27
Category: 
Early American
Color: 
Red, yellow
red
Technique: 
mold-blown, applied, polished

Description

Primary Description: 
Red, yellow glass; mold-blown. Trumpet-shaped; blown in a ribbed mold of amber glass shading to red at the top; applied amber foot; polished pontil mark.