Collection Highlights
Minaret Turkish Cigarettes
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.111.AMER.MIN
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Luce Center
Vase
Object Number:
1933.209a
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass, paper, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/4 x 6 in. ( 36.2 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown glass vase; baluster shape with flaring rim; decorated with paper decals of floral and mythological images applied from inside; interior painted green. Base with push up and pontil mark.
Gallery Label:
This decal-decorated vase, one of a pair, is an example of a late-nineteenth-century woman's hobby known as "potichomanie."
Credit Line:
Gift of Isabella Vaché Cox
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
