Enameled Egg

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Object Name: 
Enameled Egg
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, MA, New Bedford
Accession Number: 
83.4.119
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 6.3 cm, Diam: 4.9 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1889-1895
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Theodore R. Wernecke
Primary Description: 
Opaque white non-lead glass; mold-blown, acid-treated and enameled. Egg-shaped with pierced pewter shaker top finishing the oval. Roughly ground around top opening with screw threads at neck. Matt surface with pale green enameling near top and pink flowers and berries with green stems and leaves around center. "Thomasville" in gray on one side. Paper label on base with "PAT. DEC. 31st.. 1889./Mt.W.G. Co." in circle around double- headed eagle with "S" in shield.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Wernecke, Mrs. Theodore R., Source
Category: 
Early American
Art Glass
Color: 
opaque white
Technique: 
mold-blown, acid-treated