pitcher
Object NamePitcher
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1750-1760
Place MadeEngland
TechniqueBlown, applied, cut
SizeOverall H: 23.6 cm, Diam: 15.1 cm
Accession Number80.2.17 A
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Cutting Edge: 200 Years of the Crystal Object
A Touch of Glass
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
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.Provenance
Former Collection
Hotspur
- 1980-10-28
