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Urn by New Bremen Glass Manufactory
Artist
John Frederick Amelung|New Bremen Glass Manufactory
Date
1788–95
Medium
Blown glass
Dimensions
H. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm)
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Gallery
704
Location
704
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1933

Description

Overview Urn Manufacturer Possibly by New Bremen Glass Manufactory Designer Possibly designed by John Frederick Amelung American 1788–95 On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 704 This formidable urn relates to documented Amelung pieces in both form and style, especially in the treatment of the cover, with its hollow, inverted baluster finial.