pitcher
Object NameWater Pitcher
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1812-1835
Place MadeUnited States, possibly New England; United States, possibly PA, Philadelphia
TechniquePattern-molded, free-blown
SizeOverall H: 8.19 cm; Rim W: 12.25 cm, D: 14 cm; Base Diam: 8.5 cm
Accession Number50.4.279
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionWater Pitcher. Lead glass, colorless; pattern-molded and free-blown; slightly asymmetrical body, sides spreading, gently rounded shoulder, wide cylindrical neck spreading at rim with unusually wide lip; slight pontil mark; around base of body, decoration of molded round-top sunken panels, ribs forming panels extending on base to center; tooled lines on neck below rim giving effect of four wide flat bands; applied large blown hollow loop handle with long crimped end, turned-back tip.Provenance
Source
George S. McKearin
(b. 1874) - 1933-1950-07-31
