Morgan Vase and Stand
Hobbs, Brockunier & Company
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
On March 8, 1886, a Chinese porcelain vase with the highly sought-after red to yellow shading of the glaze termed "peachblow," from the collection of Mary J. Morgan of Baltimore, sold at auction for the staggering sum of $18,000 to W. T. Walters, founder of the city’s Walters Art Gallery. This noteworthy art world event inspired Hobbs, Brockunier & Company to manufacture glass replicas of the vase as a souvenir for the middle-class collector.
Caption
Hobbs, Brockunier & Company (1863–1887). Morgan Vase and Stand, ca. 1886. Glass, 9 7/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (25.1 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 1995.93a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
Morgan Vase and Stand
Date
ca. 1886
Geography
Place made: Wheeling, West Virginia, United States
Medium
Glass
Classification
Dimensions
9 7/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (25.1 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm)
Credit Line
H. Randolph Lever Fund
Accession Number
1995.93a-b
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