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Vase

1851
Not on view
This vase is decorated with japanning.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Vase
  • Maker: Ralph Bagnall Beech (active 1845–57)
  • Date: 1851
  • Geography: Made in Kensington, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Earthenware, mother-of-pearl
  • Dimensions: H. 40 3/4 in. (103.5 cm)
  • Credit Line: Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1984
  • Object Number: 1984.230
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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