Cruet, Burmese

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Object Name: 
Cruet, Burmese
Accession Number: 
79.4.72 A
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 16.5 cm, Diam: 9.3 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1885-1895
Credit Line: 
Gift in part of William E. Hammond
Primary Description: 
Opaque yellow, pink glass; silver plate; mold-blown. Cruets, blown in a vertically ribbed mold; shading from yellow at base to pink at top; shaded stoppers; applied yellow handles; satin finish.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Hammond, William E., Source
1979-03-27
Burmese Glass: 1885-1985
Venue(s)
New Bedford Whaling Museum 1985-08-17 through 1985-12-29
The illustrated encyclopedia of glass (2011) illustrated, p. 46 (left); BIB# 128671
The Bulfinch illustrated encyclopedia of antiques (1994) illustrated, p. 107, no. 6; BIB# 26855
Glass Tableware, Bowls and Vases (1982) pl. 190; BIB# 22048