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Flower container (Vase)
Upper Ferry Bridge and Fair Mount Water Works, Philadelphia
Charles Burton
1835-1860
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Charles Burton (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Bohemia; Czech Republic; Europe
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
- Enameled
Museum Object Number
1975.0222
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Claneil Foundation
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Complete Details
Object Number
1975.0222
Object Name
Flower container (Vase)
Title
Upper Ferry Bridge and Fair Mount Water Works, Philadelphia
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
Charles Burton (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Bohemia; Czech Republic; Europe
Date
1835-1860
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Side
Inscription: Gilt script "Upper Ferry Bridge. Philadelphia"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Upper Ferry Bridge
- Schuylkill River
- American market (Bohemia manufacture)
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
- Enameled
Techniques
- Mold-blown
- Painted
- Gilded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
8.041 (H) x 4.173 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.425 (H) x 10.6 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Published : p. 290, no. 268Article: Spillman, Jane Shadel. 07//1994 Glasses Engraved With American Views. Antiques. 80- 85.
• See for engraved American scenes on Bohemian glass.