Pitcher

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Object Name: 
Pitcher
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, NY
Accession Number: 
67.4.79
Dimensions: 
H: 12.3 cm, D (rim): 9.9 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1830-1860
Primary Description: 
Brilliant aquamarine non-lead glass; blown and tooled. Barrel shape with applied threading around neck; pinched lip; applied ear-shaped handle; applied lily-pad Type II decoration; pushed in base with rough pontil mark.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Pelton, Leonard, Source
Category: 
Early American
Color: 
aquamarine
Technique: 
glassblowing
hot-working
Material: 
glass

Publications (2)

Glass, the Mildred C. Howes collection (1971) illustrated, p. 20 (#55); BIB# 30149
Recent Important Acquisitions, 10 (1968) illustrated, p. 189, #53, front; BIB# AI97755