A stunning Mary Gregory vase crafted in a rare blue hue with scalloped rim. The intricate enamel painting depicts Victorian children in a garden. Excellent condition.

Circa 1890

9 1/2" high

Influenced by the "painted cameo" glass produced in Europe after 1870, Mary Gregory glassware features the stylised white enamel painting usually of a Victorian child in an outdoor setting. Mary Gregory glass developed primarily in central Europe and was produced mainly between 1879-1939. It had long been believed that the term "Mary Gregory" was in reference to a decorator by that name that was employed by the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company in the 1880s. Although there was a "Mary Gregory" working for Boston and Sandw