Modern Artisans American-Made Copper Patina Square Mantel Vase, 9" Clean form, contemporary color, and classic craftsmanship mantel vase begins life cast in clay with an initial firing in an electric kiln, followed by applications of a specially- crafted copper coating Vase is buried in a primitive pit of sawdust that is ignited and allowed to burn for a period of hours, resulting in alluring one-of-a-kind color variations in the copper Decorative use only (not water safe) - A glass or plastic vessel or liner may be placed within the vase to hold water if desired 9" tall x 5" wide ; Made by hand in the USA