"Cream Pitcher"

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Object Name: 
Cream pitcher
Title: 
"Cream Pitcher"
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
97.4.76
Dimensions: 
H: 8.4 cm, L: 12.5 cm, W: 8.2 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1947
Credit Line: 
Gift of Steuben Glass
Primary Description: 
Colorless lead glass; blown, applied, tooled, ground, polished. Oval shape, tooled to a pointed spout; the upwards scrolling handle is applied to the side of the bowl, opposite the spout and extending above the rim; applied solid conical foot. Base ground and polished flat. Signed "Steuben" in diamond-point script under base. Design no. 7941.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Steuben Glass, Inc., Source
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
blown, applied, tooled, ground, polished
tooling
ground glass

Publications (1)

Steuben Glass: An American Tradition in Crystal (1982 edition) (1982) p. 290, #7941; BIB# 21935