Covered jar

New England Glass Company

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Patented in 1883, the shaded ware called Amberina was made from amber-colored glass to which a small amount of soluble gold had been added. After this piece had been shaped and cooled, one end of it was reheated, causing it to turn ruby red.

The American Wing

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The American Wing's ever-evolving collection comprises some 20,000 works of art by African American, Euro American, Latin American, and Native American men and women. Ranging from the colonial to early-modern periods, the holdings include painting, sculpture, works on paper, and decorative arts—including furniture, textiles, ceramics, glass, silver, metalwork, jewelry, basketry, quill and bead embroidery—as well as historical interiors and architectural fragments.

Metropolitan Museum of Art