pitcher

Object NamePitcher and Goblet

Maker J. & J. Northwood

Made FromLead Glass

Date1870-1880

TechniqueBlown, acid-etched, engraved

SizeSee Individual Records

Accession Number81.2.24

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

England, probably Wordsley

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.
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