Vase
1886–88
Medium
Blown Peach Blow glass
Dimensions
H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); Diam. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Classification
Vase
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1973
Accession Number
1973.16
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate vase, crafted by the New England Glass Company between 1886 and 1888, exemplifies the pinnacle of American art glass during the Gilded Age. Standing just 7¾ inches tall with a slender 3-inch diameter, was made using the blown Peach Blow technique—a luxurious shaded pink glass that mimics the soft blush of a ripe peach. Produced in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the New England Glass Company was a leader in innovative glassmaking, rivaling European artisans and captivating collectors with its Aesthetic Movement-inspired beauty. Peach Blow glass, patented by the company in the early 18...
About the Artist
New England Glass Company · 1818–1888
**The New England Glass Company: Pioneers of American Flint Glass** The New England Glass Company was established on February 16, 1818, in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, by a quartet of prominent local businessmen: Amos Binney, Edmund Munroe, Daniel Hastings, and Deming Jarves. Jarves, drawing on his dry goods background and talent for recruiting Europe's finest cutters, served as operational man...