Vase

• Artist: Reed & Barton (Maker)
• Medium: Silver
• Geographical Location: Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
• Dates: ca. 1930
• Dimensions: 9 x 5 5/16 x 5 5/16 in. (22.9 x 13.5 x 13.5 cm)
• Markings: Impressed on bottom: "REED & BARTON / [company logo: "R" in shield between eagle and lion] / STERLING"; "990"; "[eagle]"
• Inscriptions: Engraved in block capitals on bottom above mark: "1908-1933"; scratched by hand below mark: "3368 / 450X"
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 22, Shelf A
• Accession Number: 1994.205.3
• Image: 1994.205.3.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2003

Catalogue Description:
Silver vase. Undecorated bipartite body. Upper section is cylindrical, tapering inward at midpoint, with wide, flaring, narrow flattened rim. Lower section is U-shaped cup that flares outward at waist of overall body; rests on domed base with single, narrow step at edge. CONDITION: Good, slightly tarnished.