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Bakewell, Pears and Company

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a glass dish on a stand; the dish is positioned at the top of the stand. The dish has a short stem and a scalloped edge with 16 visible rounded V-shaped indentations. The stand features a base that is wider than the stem and a figure of a seahorse carved into it; the seahorse emerges from the base then curves upward. The base and the seahorse are made from opaque white glass. The dish and stem are transparent. The image is in black and white.

Artwork details

Date:
1860–80
Medium:
Pressed glass
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
526 × 624 px
Museum record:
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