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jug

Object NameJug

Makerprobably Dobson and Pearce

Makerprobably Falcon Glassworks of Apsley Pellatt & Co.

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1862

Techniqueblown, engraved

SizeOverall H: 30.3 cm, W: 15.1 cm, Diam: 14.5 cm

Accession Number86.2.48

Credit LineGift in memory of Charles H. and Alice Wendt Voorhees

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Title Unknown (Arthur A. Houghton Library)

Place Made

England, probably London

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, engraved (copper wheel and diamond-point). Ovoid body; tall, waisted neck with inverted bell-shaped rim; sloping shoulders; applied loop handle; applied domed foot; elaborately and finely engraved decoration, consisting of a band of matte circles with polished centers below the rim; two bands of tiny circles and narrow horizontal rings above a band of vertical lines, bordered at the bottom by horizontal rings and a band of polished circles on a matte band, divided into narrow vertical panels by thin vertical lines, the vertical panels with engraved vertical bands of stylized foliage or tiny dots; a band of polished dots on a matte band, tiny matte dots, and horizontal rings at the base of the neck; the shoulder with a vine with round foliage or fruit in a narrow band; above a vertically ribbed band, flanked by borders of polished and matte circles; the sides with an elaborate design of overlapping vines with foliage, a large fantastic beast on the front, having a bird's body, a snake's tail, and a lion's (?) head, both legs extended, one holding a frog in the talons; a snail crawls overhead; a mouse, stork, and frog in the vines to the right, a monkey and another stork to the left; on the reverse, a snarling cat's (?) head with horns and long ears; a decorative band of dots and ribbing below the foliate band, matching that on the shoulder; engraved band of matte circles with polished centers on the side of the foot; engraved vertical band of stylized foliage on the handle, and bands of matte circles on the sides of the handle; oval panel of polished circles at the base of the handle, enclosing the monogram "SF"; polished flat foot rim; polished pontil mark.
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