Vase

1886–90

Not on view

Several glass factories manufactured lines of glass similar to Peach Blow, but Hobbs, Brockunier and Company’s patented version was the only one made with white opal glass coated with a layer of ambercolored glass shading to ruby. These colors were meant to imitate the glaze of a famous Chinese porcelain, the Morgan Vase, which sold at auction in 1886.

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Provenance

Title: Vase
Maker: Hobbs, Brockunier and Company (1863–1891)
Date: 1886–90
Geography: Made in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Blown Peachblow glass
Dimensions: H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); Diam. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Burton P. Fabricand, 1984
Object Number: 1984.420
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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