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Flower container (Hyacinth, bulb or root glass)
1870-1900
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Museum Object Number
1973.0486.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Harry W. Lunger
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Object Number
1973.0486.001
Object Name
Flower container (Hyacinth, bulb or root glass)
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin probably the USA.
Date
1870-1900
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Techniques
- Blown
Dimensions (inches)
7.992 (H) x 3.602 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.3 (H) x 9.15 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Pepper, Adeline. 1971 The glass gaffers of New Jersey, and their creations from 1739 to the present.
• Similarlry modeled hyacinth bulb holder attr. to Whitall Tatum: fig. 179, p. 241Book: Horwood, Catharine. 2007 Potted History: The Story of Plants in the Home.
• Period ullustrations of similar glass form holding hyacinth bulbs: p. 53, portrait miniature of Mary Mitchell by James Peake, 1749-1831); p. 56, from George Voorhelm Traite sur la jacinte, 1775.Article: Fergusen, Patricia F. 06//1997 The Eighteenth-Century Mania for Hyacinths. Antiques. CLI (No. 6): 844-51.
• See full article.