pitcher
Object NamePitcher and Goblet
Maker
J. & J. Northwood
Made FromLead Glass
Date1870-1880
Place MadeEngland, probably Wordsley
TechniqueBlown, acid-etched, engraved
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number81.2.24
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, acid-etched, engraved. Pitcher: classical amphora-shape body, with trefoil rim, waisted neck, flared shoulders above long ovoid body; applied loop handle; ball knop stem above circular foot with polished pontil mark; acid-etched decoration: band of dots framed by pairs of lines on the neck, band of spirals with engraved flowers at base of neck; body with a wide band with draped classical figures in panels (three women / four men in a banquet scene / three men watching a woman weaving [Cassandra] / wave band below / band of engraved dots / band of dots and rings on the foot). Goblet: tall, ovoid bowl, with acid-etched decoration: a sleeping woman with a hovering female spirit / band of waves below / ring of engraved dots near the bottom; hollow stem with swelling at top, continuing into a trumpet foot with folded rim; acid-etched band of scrolls with engraved flowers on the foot.Provenance
Source
Bill Wolf
- 1981-11-18
