basin

Object NameHand Basin

Maker Saratoga (Mountain) Glassworks

Made FromGreen or Bottle Glass

Date1844-1860

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Saratoga

TechniqueFree blown, applied and tooled decoration, applied

SizeOverall H (max): 16.75 cm; Rim Diam: 28.25 cm; Foot Diam: 11.25 cm

Accession Number50.4.447 A

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Masterpieces of American Glass

Loan exhibition of eighteenth and early nineteenth century furniture & glass; for the benefit of the National Council of Girl Scouts, inc.

Not On View

Physical DescriptionHand Basin. Green or bottle glass, brilliant aquamarine; free-blown with applied and tooled decoration. Bowl: deep circular form with flaring heavy outfolded rim, and applied lily-pad Type III decoration on sides; applied circular sloping foot with crimped sides and pontil mark on base.
Provenance

Source George S. McKearin (b. 1874) - 1922-1950-07-31
Purchased in Saratoga

Former Collection S. M. Sterns - 1922
Bought them in a private home near Mt. Pleasant.