Bowl in "Plated Amberina" Pattern

Object Name: 
Bowl in "Plated Amberina" Pattern

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Object Name: 
Bowl in "Plated Amberina" Pattern
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, MA, Cambridge
Accession Number: 
73.4.148
Dimensions: 
H: 8.5 cm, D: 18.2 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1886-1888
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wilcox
Primary Description: 
Opaque white and red-to-amber shaded glasses; blown, mold-blown, cased. Low circular shape; molded ribs; incurved rim; deep red on rim shading to amber on flat base; remains of a paper label on polished pontil reads: "ART/GLASS/UROR/NEGW".

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Pattern Name: 
Plated Amberina
Provenance: 
, Former Collection
Wilcox, Mrs. J. C., Former Collection
Category: 
Early American
Color: 
opaque white glass
red
amber
Technique: 
glassblowing
mold-blowing
cased glass
Material: 
glass