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Hobbs, Brockunier and Company American
In 1886, Hobbs, Brockunier and Company patented an improved method of pressing opalescent glass. With subsequent cooling and reheating, the projecting nodules of the “Dewdrop” pattern would become slightly opaque, while the body remained translucent.
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Title: Hobnail Celery vase
Maker:
Hobbs, Brockunier and Company (1863–1891)
Date: 1886–1900
Geography: Made in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Pressed glass
Dimensions: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); Diam. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Emily Winthrop Miles, 1946
Object Number: 46.140.446
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