Altar vase

French, probably La Grésigne

ca. 1820

Not on view

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Title: Altar vase
Date: ca. 1820
Culture: French, probably La Grésigne
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: Height: 9 3/16 in. (23.3 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Bernadette Meignin, in memory of Cyril de St. Cyril Romanov, 2001
Object Number: 2001.542.2
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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