COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1995.13
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MMA_.1995.13
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Bakewell, Page
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Bakewell, Page
Creator Name
false
Creator Role:
Maker
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Maker
Creator Role
false
Creator Dates/Places:
1808-1882
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1808-1882
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Made by Bakewell, Page, and Bakewell
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Made by Bakewell, Page, and Bakewell
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Decanter
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Decanter
Title
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Title Type:
Object name
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Object name
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
ca. 1826
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ca. 1826
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1824
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1824
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1828
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1828
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Glass; sulphide medallion
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Glass; sulphide medallion
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Glass, blown--cut and engraved
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Glass, blown--cut and engraved
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
7 3/8 in. H. (18.7 cm H.)
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7 3/8 in. H. (18.7 cm H.)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1995.13
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1995.13
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Purchase, The Overbrook Foundation Gift, 1995
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Purchase, The Overbrook Foundation Gift, 1995
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
One of a pair (its mate is in the Philadelphia Museum of Art), this decanter features elaborate cut decoration. It is distinguished by a sulphide portrait of Benjamin Franklin on the front. A difficult technique developed in Europe, a high-fired ceramic material is embedded into a bubble of glass, which is then deflated so the image is surrounded by glass. Highly fashionable in France, sulphide portrait decoration was first produced in America by the Pittsburgh firm Bakewell, Page, and Bakewell in 1825 in an effort to compete with European glass manufacturers. The Museum has two glass tumblers with sulphide portraits embedded in their bases, one depicting George Washington (1984.152), the other Lafayette (1947.44).
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<P>One of a pair (its mate is in the Philadelphia Museum of Art), this decanter features elaborate cut decoration. It is distinguished by a sulphide portrait of Benjamin Franklin on the front. A difficult technique developed in Europe, a high-fired ceramic material is embedded into a bubble of glass, which is then deflated so the image is surrounded by glass. Highly fashionable in France, sulphide portrait decoration was first produced in America by the Pittsburgh firm Bakewell, Page, and Bakewell in 1825 in an effort to compete with European glass manufacturers. The Museum has two glass tumblers with sulphide portraits embedded in their bases, one depicting George Washington (1984.152), the other Lafayette (1947.44).</P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.ad1995.13..R.tif
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MMA_.ad1995.13..R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false