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Vase

Manufacturer Whitefriars Glassworks British
ca. 1890
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 516

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Vase
  • Maker: James Powell and Sons
  • Manufacturer: Whitefriars Glassworks (British, 1834–1980)
  • Date: ca. 1890
  • Culture: British, London
  • Medium: “Straw opal” glass
  • Dimensions: Height: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Robert L. Isaacson Gift, 1994
  • Object Number: 1994.282
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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