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Object NameCream Jug
Makerpossibly
Redwood Glass Company
Makerpossibly
Redford Glass Works
Made FromGlass, silver
Dateabout 1835-1850
Place MadeUnited States, NY
TechniqueFree blown, applied decoration, applied
SizeOverall H: 16.4 cm, Rim Diam : 7.7 cm; Diam (handle-lip): 11.4 cm; Foot Diam: 8.5 cm
Accession Number55.4.131
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Fragile Art: Extraordinary Objects from The Corning Museum of Glass
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionCream Jug. Transparent pale bluish aquamarine glass; free blown, with applied decorations; solid slightly sloping foot with rough pontil mark applied to large spherical knop stem with an enclosed silver half dime dated 1829, almost spherical body with wide neck flaring to rim and pinched lip; applied solid ear-shaped handle, narrow spiral thread applied to neck and rim; on bowl superimposed lily-pad decoration Type II (McKearin, American Glass, 1948, p. 27).Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
- 1955-11-12
