Vase
Unknown Artist
probably 18th–19th century
Medium
Glass; free blown with applied decoration
Dimensions
H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm) Max. Diam. 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm)
Classification
Glass
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Samuel L. M. Barlow, 1883
Accession Number
83.6.13
Art Historical Context
This delicate glass vase, hailing from the Islamic Art collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of the 18th–19th. Standing just 5¼ inches tall with a maximum diameter of ¼ inches, its petite scale suggests it may have served as a perfume bottle, inkwell, or ornamental table piece in a Middle Eastern or Ottoman household. Gifted to the museum in 1883 by Samuel. M. Barlow, it invites visitors to appreciate the subtle elegance of everyday luxury in Islamic culture. Crafted using the free-blown technique, the vase was shaped by blowing molten glass throug...