Mold
Decorative Arts and Design
MAKER
Unknown
MEDIUM
Glass
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
- Possible place made: United States
- Possible place made: Europe
DATES
19th century
DIMENSIONS
3 3/8 x 6 1/8 x 4 1/4 in. (8.6 x 15.6 x 10.8 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
no matks
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
79.169.236
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of May S. Kelley
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Mold, amber-colored glass. Oval shaped with two levels of columns around the outside. The lower level of columns come to a point and face down. The upper level of columns is rounded at the top. Inside is smooth with no patterning or design. The rim is finely polished to a velvet texture.
Condition: Minor imperfections in glass along with chips along the foot rim.
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Unknown. Mold, 19th century. Glass, 3 3/8 x 6 1/8 x 4 1/4 in. (8.6 x 15.6 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of May S. Kelley, 79.169.236. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.79.169.236.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.79.169.236.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2011
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RIGHTS STATEMENT
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