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Vase by Hobbs, Brockunier and Company
Artist
Hobbs, Brockunier and Company
Date
ca. 1886
Medium
Blown peachblow glass
Dimensions
H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); Diam. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Gallery
774
Location
774
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Emily Winthrop Miles, 1946

Description

Overview Vase Hobbs, Brockunier and Company American ca. 1886 On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774 Several glass factories manufactured a line of "peachblow" glass, but Hobbs, Brockunier and Company's version was the only one made of white opal glass coated with a layer of amber glass shading to ruby.