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Vase

Manufacturer: Union Porcelain Works, 1863-ca.1922
Medium: Porcelain
Place Manufactured: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Dates: ca. 1884
Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 3 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. (20.6 x 9.8 x 9.8 cm)
Markings: no marks
Signature: no signature
Inscriptions: no inscriptions
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 68.87.38
Credit Line: Gift of Franklin Chace
Image: Overall, 68.87.38.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Vase, unglazed off-white porcelain; bulbous body rises from flat bottom, long narrow cylindrical neck with straight edge. Chinese shape, shows body before firing. Condition: Good; few scuffs around body.

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