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vase

human history
  • Description

    vase, glass, spherical globular shape, base is flattened, top of vase is layers of uneven glass, the centre of the top of the vase is a small circular hole 28mm, body of vase is a transparent clear glass,different layers of glass make up the body, the centre of the vase is a red coloured lightbulb shape, surrounding the red bulb shape is clear glass followed by a layer of thin golden leafing, on top of the gold leafing another layer of glass with a dark red swirl of colour, etched into the base is: JOHN ABBOTT 1984/ GOLDEN ??? attached label reads: ABBOTT/F/475 and obscures after the etched: GOLDEN

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  • Place
  • Accession Number
    1984.239
  • Accession Date
    06 Aug 1984
  • Other Id

    G421 (glass)

  • Department
vase, 1984.239, G421 All Rights Reserved ©John Abbott

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