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Object Name:

Vase

Place Made:

England, probably South Staffordshire

Accession Number:

86.2.14

Dimensions:

Overall H: 15.8 cm, Diam (max): 9.2 cm

Location:

On Display

Date:

1750-1760

Credit Line:

Gift of Helen Mayer in memory of her husband, John

Primary Description:

Vase. Opaque white lead glass; blown, enameled. Inverted baluster shape, rounded shoulders, tapering sides; polychrome enameled chinoiserie decoration, with an elaborate shell-bordered frame enclosing a scene with a man, two women, and a boy, in Oriental costume; colorful floral sprays at either side and below; concave base with rough pontil mark and the remains of a colorless glass pontil wad; printed black and gold circular sticker inscribed "GUARANTEED / DM&P / MANHEIM / ANTIQUES CORP. / 46 EAST 57th STREET / NEW YORK CITY / GENUINE".

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Department:

Early Modern

Provenance:

Mayer, Helen, Source

1986-07-30

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Exhibitions (1)

East Meets West: Cross-Cultural Influences in Glassmaking in the 18th and 19th Centuries

Venue(s)

Corning Museum of Glass

West Bridge Show

Publications (1)

Confluente Est-Vest in Arta Sti'clei (2011-05) illustrated, p. 12, bottom; BIB# AI97782