pitcher

Object NamePitcher

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1750-1760

TechniqueBlown, applied, cut

SizeOverall H: 23.6 cm, Diam: 15.1 cm

Accession Number80.2.17 A

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

A Touch of Glass

The Cutting Edge: 200 Years of the Crystal Object

Place Made

England

Physical DescriptionPitcher. Colorless lead glass; blown, applied, cut. Helmet shape, rim cut in a series of arches and cyma curves, pouring spout rounded; cut flutes below the spout, with cut ovals at either side, and bands of large cut diamonds below; triangular cut facets around the rounded base; cut vertical panels at either side of the applied loop handle, with cut scallops on the handle, curled lower terminal; body of the pitcher mounted on a large ball knop; domed foot with cut circular facets on the dome, rim petal-cut; rough pontil mark on the underside of the foot.
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