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"Progress Vase" made for the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition
"Progress Vase" made for the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition

"Progress Vase" made for the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition

Reed and Barton (founded in 1827)
William Beattie (1793–1875)
about 1875
Object PlaceTaunton, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueSilver electroplate on nickle brass with gold and platinum electroplate
DimensionsOverall: 124.5 x 126.4 x 38.1 cm (49 x 49 3/4 x 15 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Deedee and Barrie A. Wigmore and funds by exchange from a Gift of Margueritte E. Kimball, Gift in memory of Hannah Levy, Gift of Donald O. Reichert, American Decorative Arts Curator's Fund, Gift of Suzanne and Frederic Weinstein, Gift of the Haim S. Eliachar Family Fund, Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, Gift of Margret Craver Withers, Gift of Mrs. Yves Henry Buhler, Gift of the artist, Gift of Richard and Margaret Kavesh, Gift of Buford Colgate Joiner, Gift of the Howard Kottler Testamentary Trust, and Gift of Bloomingdale's
Accession number2015.3135
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
Collections
ProvenanceAround 1875, made by Reed and Barton for display at the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia; remained in the Reed and Barton Archives; November 11, 2015, sold through Freeman's auction house, Philadelphia, lot 266, to the MFA. (Accession date: December 16, 2015)