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pitcher
pitcher

pitcher

Object NamePitcher
Maker Louie Glass Company
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1950-1959
Place MadeUnited States
Techniqueblown, applied
SizeH: 23.3 cm, D(max): 10.6 cm, W(max., w/handle): 16.7 cm
Accession Number94.4.93
Credit LineGift of Louie Glass Company
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless glass; blown, applied. Pitcher: cylindrical. Rim plain, with pronounced pouring lip; wall descends vertically, then curves in at bottom; base hollow, splayed, and rounded at edge; no pontil mark. Handle with oval cross section dropped onto lower wall and drawn out, up, and in until it almost touches upper wall. Rectangular paper label attached to base: "LOUIE GLASS CO./WESTON, W. VA." printed in red; "1108-6002 / Jug / w/stirrer" written in blue ballpoint pen (cursive).
Provenance
Source Louie Glass Company - 1994-07-27
fragment
50 BCE-25 CE
jar
1100-1399; 1900-1979
Continental Can Co., Inc.
about 1967
about 1200-1299 (a-c, e-f); possibly 600-799 (d)