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Designed by: Walter von Nessen (American, born in Germany, 1889–1943)
Manufactured by: Chase Brass & Copper Company (active 1929 to the present)
Manufactured by: Chase Brass & Copper Company (active 1929 to the present)
designed about 1930
Object Place: Waterbury, Connecticut
Medium/Technique
Copper (spun)
Dimensions
Overall: 22.86 x 12.07 cm (9 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
The John Axelrod Collection
Accession Number2014.1278
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsMetalwork
DescriptionFlared vase with three projecting circular bands and a round base.
Marks
"CHASE" with centaur logo stamped into base
ProvenanceBy 2006, owned by Greg Nanamura (dealer), New York, New York; January 26, 2006, sold by Nanamura to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)