About this artwork
Because of the time-consuming cultivation it requires, celery was considered an expensive luxury food in the mid-19th century. Usually owned in pairs, vases of this type were filled with celery and prominently displayed at either end of a dining table during the evening meal. The paneled and fluted pattern of this vase was one of the most popular of the time.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Arts of the Americas
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Artist
- Artist unknown
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Title
- Celery Vase
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Place
- New England (Object Probably made in)
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Date
- c. 1845–1865
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Medium
- Mold-blown and pressed glass
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Dimensions
- 26.6 × 11.6 diam. (base) × 14 cm diam. (top) (10 7/8 × 4 9/16 diam. (base) × 5 /12 in. diam. (top)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Melvin B. Wolens Trust
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Reference Number
- 1988.66
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/71115/manifest.json