Vase

Gallery 214, American Art, second floor, Case 7, Art Glass, Art Nouveau, & Art Deco

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Vase

1886-1887

Made by Gillinder and Sons, Philadelphia (1861–1930)

The decoration on this vase was made by drawing the design on the white outer layer with an acid-resistant mixture. The object was then given an acid bath, which left only the designed areas intact (as white glass) and elsewhere revealed the blue layer of glass underneath. The white areas were then carved to achieve the delicate decoration seen here.

Gallery 214, American Art, second floor, Case 7, Art Glass, Art Nouveau, & Art Deco

Object Details

Title:

Vase

Date:

1886-1887

Artist:

Made by Gillinder and Sons, Philadelphia (1861–1930)

Medium:

Free-blown glass; blue glass overlaid with opaque white glass

Dimensions:

8 x 4 inches (20.3 x 10.2 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of William T. Gillinder, 1910

Accession Number:

1910-16

Geography:

Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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Gallery 214, American Art, second floor, Case 7, Art Glass, Art Nouveau, & Art Deco

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