pitcher
Object NamePitcher
Artist
Charles Schneider
(French, 1881-1953)
Studio
Verreries Schneider
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1920-1925
Place MadeFrance, Epinay-sur-Seine
Techniqueblown, applied
SizeH: 35.4 cm, W (incl handle): 20.9 cm
Accession Number72.3.63
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, purple, yellow and orange tinted glasses; blown with applied decoration, some iridescent surfaces. Conical shape, tapering to neck and elongated spout for pouring; rounded rim; applied orange tinted glass handle contacts vessel at rim and below neck, ending in a trailed design with scalloped edge extending below midline; three pads of glass with iridescent surfaces, applied below neck, end as thin threads near base; vessel tapers inward at base; lobe-shaped patches of purple decoration extend upward from base to below midline; flat polished base and pontil area; signed on incurving portion of base "Schneider [in script]".Provenance
Source
Parke-Bernet Galleries, NYC
1-50
possibly about 1887; perhaps 1312-1326
499-400 BCE
1692
1513-1534
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