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Object NameWash Basin and Pitcher
Maker
Cleveland Glass Co.
Made FromNon-lead Glass
Dateabout 1840-1860
Place MadeUnited States, OH, Cleveland
TechniqueFree blown, threaded, applied, crimped
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number50.4.448
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
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 DescriptionWash Basin and Pitcher. Non-lead glass, green-aquamarine; free-blown. Bowl: circular form, sides curving from slightly pushed-up base to wide-flaring rim with underfold. Pitcher: large body with side spreading from thick base with rough pontil mark to narrow, nearly flat shoulder, threaded wide neck pulled forward in "V" to form pouring lip; applied large broad strap handle with medial rib and long turned-back and crimped end.Provenance
Source
George S. McKearin
(b. 1874) - 1922-1950-07-31
