Cream Pitcher

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Object Name: 
Cream Pitcher
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
95.4.24
Dimensions: 
H: 13.7 cm, L(handle to spout): 12.8 cm, W(rim): 8.6 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1830-about 1870
Credit Line: 
Gift of James P. Day in memory of Mary Joan Day
Primary Description: 
Colorless lead glass; blown, tooled. Cylindrical body with wide neck, flaring top rim, tooled pouring spout, applied ear-shaped handle from neck to lower body with long extension crimped and curled, rough pontil mark on circular base.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Day, James P., Source
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
blown, tooled