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Vase (City Hall, New York)

Unknown Maker

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

On rare occasions, the transfer-printing technique was used to decorate commemorative objects in glass, as in this extraordinary vase with an image of City Hall in New York. Designed by Joseph Mangin and John McComb, Jr., and opened in 1812, the building was considered one of the most impressive architectural landmarks in Federal-era Manhattan.

Caption

Unknown Maker. Vase (City Hall, New York), ca. 1840. Glass, 9 3/16 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (23.3 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Wunsch Americana Foundation, Inc., 1995.195.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Vase (City Hall, New York)

Date

ca. 1840

Geography

Place manufactured: Europe

Medium

Glass

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

9 3/16 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (23.3 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm)

Signatures

Markings

Unmarked

Credit Line

Gift of Wunsch Americana Foundation, Inc.

Accession Number

1995.195.1

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Artists and makers

Unknown

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