Amberina

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Object Name: 
Plated Amberina Lily Vase
Title: 
Amberina
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, MA, East Cambridge
Accession Number: 
2013.4.29
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 24.8 cm, Diam (max): 11.5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1886-1887
Credit Line: 
Purchased with funds from the F. M. Kirby Foundation
Primary Description: 
Plated Amberina Lily Vase. Translucent white, pinkish-red, and transparent amber glass; cased, dipped in optic mold, blown, hot-worked, applied. Conical vase with undulating rim and applied circular amber foot. Interior of vase lined with translucent white glass. Exterior of vase shaded from transparent amber at the bottom to red at the top with vertical optic ribbing to body of vase.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., Source
2013-04-16
Color: 
white
mauve
amber
Technique: 
cased glass
molding
glassblowing
hot-working
applied
Material: 
glass