Broad Flute
Object NamePitcher Cut with 8 Panel Flutes
Factory
Wheeling Flint Glass Works
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1830-1840
Place MadeUnited States, possibly WV, Wheeling; United States, possibly PA, Pittsburgh
Techniqueblown, cut, applied, tooled, polished
SizeOverall H: 17.8 cm, W: 12.1 cm
Accession Number2000.4.16
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, cut; barrel-shaped body with tooled pouring lip and heavy applied hollow handle opposite lip. Handle curled up at lower end. Cut horizontal lines under lip and at sides of neck; eight cut broad panels on top part of body extending down to polished base with polished pontil mark in center.Provenance
Source
Lawrence Jessen
- 2000-09-18
about 1-50
800-999
50-99
about 1000