bowl
Object NameSugar Bowl and Cover
Made FromLead Glass
Date1820-1840
Place MadeUnited States, Eastern MA
TechniqueBlown, tooled
Size(a&b) H: 21.5 cm; (a) H: 12.3 cm, D (rim): 12.7 cm; (b) D (rim): 11.6 cm
Accession Number71.4.75
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Philadelphia, three centuries of American art: selections from the bicentennial exhibition
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, tooled. (a) Cylindrical shape with galleried rim, triple band applied about an inch below rim; larger triple band about an inch below first one; applied circular foot; polished pontil mark. (b) Bell-shaped lid with cut star on applied flat finial; applied and tooled triple band below knop and a second triple band half an inch below that; spreading rim has been ground and polished at edge, possibly to fit bowl.Provenance
Source
Albany Institute of History and Art
- 1971-07-13
Former Collection
Laura M. F. Tillson Vail
Laura M. F. Tillson Vail (granddaughter of Richard Synar, a glassmaker in Kensington, Philadelphia from 1826-1936) donated these objects to the Albany Institute of History and Art
Laura M. F. Tillson Vail (granddaughter of Richard Synar, a glassmaker in Kensington, Philadelphia from 1826-1936) donated these objects to the Albany Institute of History and Art
1816-1835
1576-1603
