Detail View: The AMICA Library: Wine urn
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.46.140.767a,b
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Boston & Sandwich Glass Co., Massachusetts
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1825-1888
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Probably Boston and Sandwich Glass Company
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Title:
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Wine urn
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1869-1880
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Creation Start Date:
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1869
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Creation End Date:
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1880
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Materials and Techniques:
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Pressed glass
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Classification Term:
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Glass, pressed pattern
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Dimensions:
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20 7/8 in. H. (53.0 cm H.)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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46.140.767 a,b
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Mrs. Emily Winthrop Miles, 1946
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Rights:
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Context:
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Because the mold for such an ambitious piece as this one would have been very costly, this urn was probably one of the most expensive pressed-glass articles of its time. It is decorated in a pattern called 'magnet and grape' by collectors. The patent information on the spigot indicates that this piece was manufactured after 1869, although the pattern may date from around 1850. The design motif reflects Victorian delight in ornament appropriate to the object; here, a bunch of grapes for a wine urn. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.ad46.140.767.a,b..R.tif
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