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Tall, cylindrical glass vase (a) with slightly flared mouth; dark green leaf motif at bottom eased over gold favrile glass. Vase fits into socket of bronze base (b) patinated at top, inverted trumpet-shaped, ruffled, resting on series of horizontal S-curves picked out with gilding. Three metal 3-pronged holders (c,d,e) to fit into base to hold vase.

Credit: Gift of Stanley Siegel, from the Stanley Siegel Collection...

c. 1900
Mold-blown favrile glass, cast bronze
1975-32-10-a/e
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020

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