Vase
date: label: date made
content: 1912-1930
notes: label: Description
content: Baluster-shaped vase with inward-tapered rim and acid-etched silver finish or patina, to which an openwork or cutout Art Nouveau style facing or overlay of three flowers and scrolls is applied; flat bottom set in. Flowers and stem are enamelled in blue, yellow and green. Bottom underside is stamped incuse "3845 B", "AHMS" in a diamond or lozenge shape with "H" and "M" superimposed, and "STERLING / ON BRONZE / PAT.AUG.27.12".
label: Description
content: Maker is Heintz Art Metal Shop of Buffalo, NY; 1906-1930. Founded by Otto L. Heintz (1875-1918) who received U.S. Patent No. 1,037,143 on August 27, 1912, for his method of applying sterling silver to bronze without solder; the firm specialized in these wares, which came in a variety of finishes.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Buffalo
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1990.0468.01
label: catalog number
content: 1990.0468.01
label: accession number
content: 1990.0468
objectType: label: Object Name
content: vase
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overlay material)
label: Physical Description
content: enamel (overlay decoration material)
label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 1/2 in x 4 1/4 in; 21.59 cm x 10.795 cm