Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Vase
Object Number:
1952.209
Date:
Possibly 1835-1865, probably 1920-1950
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 5 1/2 x 4 in. ( 17.8 x 14 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine blown non-lead glass vase with two handles with lily-pad decoration; spherical body with tall cylindrical neck with flared rim with second gather of glass tooled up into eight peeks, with two applied handles with curled ends and an applied disc foot with pincered edge and pontil mark.
Gallery Label:
The regularity of the tooling, the unrealistic handles, the oddly-shaped rim, and the large amonut of crimping on the foot suggest this is a twentieth-century reproduction.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
