Celery Vase

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Object Name: 
Celery Vase
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
86.4.127
Dimensions: 
H: 21.3 cm; D (rim): 14 cm, (foot): 10.6 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1820-1840
Credit Line: 
Bequest of the Estate of Martha J. Herpst
Primary Description: 
Colorless lead glass; blown and cut. Trumpet shaped vase with flaring upper rim; cut fans just below rim, mid-section of vase with a row of cut ellipses alternating with prunties and fans, lower third of body paneled; applied stem with solid spherical knop, applied circular foot, cut with a multi-pointed star underneath.

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Department: 
Early Modern; Modern
Provenance: 
Herpst Estate, Martha J., Source
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
Blown, Cut