Napkin Ring with Bud Vase
Napkin Ring with Bud Vase
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- Description
- Combination oval napkin ring engraved "W.M.C." in script and an opaque black glass bud vase with painted white enamel flowers and traces of gold borders. Ring and vase are attached to an S-scrolled band on four ball feet embellished with violets and four-petaled flowers. Die-rolled, aesthetic-style, asymmetrical geometric and floral patterns encircle the ring while arabesques fill the support band. Base underside is struck with an incuse circular mark containing a pointed shield with balanced scales bordered by "MERIDEN / B. COMPANY" in sans serif letters above "223"; an old rectangular white typescript label is adhered below.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- ring, napkin
- vase, bud
- date made
- ca 1880 - 1882
- maker
- Meriden Britannia Company
- place made
- United States: Connecticut, Meriden
- Physical Description
- glass (vase material)
- enamel (vase decoration material)
- gold (vase decoration material)
- silver plate (holder material)
- electroplated (holder production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 3/8 in x 3 1/2 in x 1 5/8 in; 13.6525 cm x 8.89 cm x 4.1275 cm
- ID Number
- DL.59.0594
- catalog number
- 59.0594
- accession number
- 219034
- Credit Line
- Gift of Roger Pryor Templin
- subject
- Eating
- Flowers
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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