5-piece Burmese Caster Set

Object Name: 
5-piece Burmese Caster Set

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Object Name: 
5-piece Burmese Caster Set
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, MA, New Bedford
Accession Number: 
79.4.72
Dimensions: 
See Individual Records
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1885-1895
Credit Line: 
Gift in part of William E. Hammond
Primary Description: 
Opaque yellow, pink glass; silver plate; mold-blown. (A&B) Cruets, blown in a vertically ribbed mold; shading from yellow at base to pink at top; shaded stoppers; applied yellow handles; satin finish. (C&D) Shakers, cylindrical shape; vertically ribbed; shading from yellow to pink; silver-plated collars and screws on shaker caps. (E) Silver plated frame with four feet; four circles for cruets and shakers and tall handle in center; marked on base "PAIRPOINT MFG CO/QUADRUPLE PLATE P ".

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Hammond, William E., Source
1979-03-27
Category: 
Art Glass
Color: 
Opaque yellow, pink, silver
pink
Technique: 
mold-blown, applied, silver-plated
Inscription: 
PAIRPOINT MFG CO/QUADRUPLE PLATE P
mark
: 
base of frame

Exhibitions (1)

Burmese Glass: 1885-1985
Venue(s)
New Bedford Whaling Museum 1985-08-17 through 1985-12-29

Publications (5)

The illustrated encyclopedia of glass (2011) illustrated, p. 46 (left); BIB# 128671
The Bulfinch illustrated encyclopedia of antiques (1994) illustrated, p. 107, no. 6; BIB# 26855
Antiques: Traditional Techniques of the Master Craftsmen (1986) p. 69, left ill.; BIB# 23613
The Queen's Choice: Burmese, 1885-1985 (1985) #59; BIB# 33708
Glass Tableware, Bowls and Vases (1982) pl. 190; BIB# 22048

Objects in Set (5)

Cruet, Burmese
Artist:Mt. Washington Glass Company
Date:about 1885-1895
Accession Number:79.4.72 A
Cruet, Burmese
Artist:Mt. Washington Glass Company
Date:about 1885-1895
Accession Number:79.4.72 B
 
Shaker, Burmese
Artist:Mt. Washington Glass Company
Date:about 1885-1895
Accession Number:79.4.72 C
Shaker, Burmese
Artist:Mt. Washington Glass Company
Date:about 1885-1895
Accession Number:79.4.72 D
 
Silver Plated Frame, Burmese
Artist:Mt. Washington Glass Company
Date:about 1885-1895
Accession Number:79.4.72 E