Morgan Vase and Stand
ca. 1886
Hobbs, Brockunier & Company
1863-1887
Decorative Arts
On March 8, 1886, a Chinese porcelain vase with the highly sought-after red to yellow shading of the glaze termed "peachblow," from the collection of Mary J. Morgan of Baltimore, sold at auction for the staggering sum of $18,000 to W. T. Walters, founder of the city’s Walters Art Gallery. This noteworthy art world event inspired Hobbs, Brockunier & Company to manufacture glass replicas of the vase as a souvenir for the middle-class collector.
- Maker/Artist
- Hobbs, Brockunier & Company
- Classification
- Vessel
- Formatted Medium
- Glass
- Medium
- glass
- Locations
- Place made: Wheeling, West Virginia, United States
- Dimensions
- 9 7/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (25.1 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm)
- Departments
- Decorative Arts
- Accession Number
- 1995.93a-b
- Credit Line
- H. Randolph Lever Fund
- Exhibitions
- American Identities: A New Look
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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