Urn
This formidable urn relates to documented Amelung pieces in both form and style, especially in the treatment of the cover, with its hollow, inverted baluster finial.
Artwork Details
- Title: Urn
- Manufacturer: Possibly by New Bremen Glass Manufactory (1784–1795)
- Designer: Possibly designed by John Frederick Amelung (active 1784–ca. 1791)
- Date: 1788–95
- Geography: Made in Frederick County, New Bremen, Maryland, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Blown glass
- Dimensions: H. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1933
- Object Number: 33.108a, b
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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