Rounded club-shaped body with long trumpet-shaped neck flaring outward at circular mouth; painted in pale flesh tone with gilt highlights at rim and base; broad medial white band with classical-revival style decoration of winged Greek/Roman toga wrapped woman with cornucopia in one arm and laurel in hand; blue border bands; pontil marks. .1) Figure faces right with brown over orange toga.
vases
gilding
glass (material)
painting (coating)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Classical
Greek (ancient)
Glass
Painted
Grecian
Cornucopia
Gilded
Classical Figure
Vase
""46"" painted on base.
Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),
Unknown
England
11.938 (H), 3.688 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler
1977.631.2
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