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Object Name:

Sicilian Vase

Maker(s):

Mt. Washington Glass Company, Manufacturer

Place Made:

United States, MA, New Bedford

Accession Number:

76.4.17

Dimensions:

Overall H: 20.4 cm, Diam (max): 15.6 cm

Location:

On Display

Date:

1878-1880

Web Description:

Sicilian glass was the first Art Glass made by Mt. Washington. The company advertised it as containing lava from Sicily. Today, collectors call it Lava glass, but the correct name is Sicilian glass.

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Department:

Modern

Provenance:

Eisenberg, Jerome M., Source

1976-05-25

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Description

Primary Description:

Opaque black glass; blown and gilded. Urn-shape with everted rim; irregular fragments of colored glass are randomly imbedded in surface, random lines of gilt decoration all over surface; circular flat base; polished pontil mark.