Hobnail Celery vase
Hobbs, Brockunier and Company
1886–1900 · Pressed glass · The American Wing
In 1886, Hobbs, Brockunier and Company patented an improved method of pressing opalescent glass. With subsequent cooling and reheating, the projecting nodules of the “Dewdrop” pattern would become slightly opaque, while the body remained translucent.
- Artist
- Hobbs, Brockunier and Company
- Date
- 1886–1900
- Medium
- Pressed glass
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Emily Winthrop Miles, 1946
