Burmese Vase in "Lace Embroidery, Queen's" Pattern

Object Name: 
Burmese Vase in "Lace Embroidery, Queen's" Pattern

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Object Name: 
Burmese Vase in "Lace Embroidery, Queen's" Pattern
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, MA, New Bedford
Accession Number: 
79.4.50
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 29.6 cm, Diam (max): 16.3 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1886-1890
Credit Line: 
Gift in part of William E. Hammond
Web Description: 
A similar vase was presented to the wife of President Grover Cleveland as a wedding gift in June 1886.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Pattern Name: 
Lace Embroidery, Queen’s
Provenance: 
Hammond, William E., Source
1979-03-27
Category: 
Art Glass
Color: 
multicolored
yellow
pink
Technique: 
glassblowing
enameling
gilding
Material: 
glass
enamel
gold

Description

Primary Description: 
Pink, yellow glass; blown, enameled, gilded. Bulbous shape; yellow at base shading to pink at top; multicolored enamel floral decoration; satin finish; ground pontil mark.

Exhibitions (1)

Mt. Washington and Pairpoint: American Glass from the Gilded Age to the Roaring Twenties
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2011-05-19 through 2011-12-31
Changing Exhibitions Gallery

Publications (7)

Article on The Corning Museum of Glass and 2011 Exhibition: Pairpoint and Mt. Washington (2011-07) illustrated, p. 53;
Mildred Marlin, past president of the Westchester Glass Club (2011-04) illustrated, p. 15;
Corning Museum of Glass 60 Years (2011) illustrated, p. 22; BIB# 138760
The Gather (2011) illustrated, cover;
[Corning, United States] (2011) illustrated, p. 53, #4; BIB# AI92598
Mt. Washington and Pairpoint Glass (2005) illustrated, p. 195, fig. 9-20; BIB# 88066
Glass A to Z (2002) illustrated, p. 61; BIB# 73416