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Object NameCream Pitcher

Manufacturerprobably Bakewell, Page & Bakewell (September 1, 1813-1814; December 19, 1815-1819; 1820-1827)

Made FromLead Glass

Dateprobably 1815-1830

Place MadeUnited States, probably PA, Pittsburgh

TechniquePattern-molded, free-blown, applied

SizeOverall H: 12.5 cm; Rim W: 7.75 cm, D: 9 cm

Accession Number50.4.90

Curatorial Area(s)

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionCream Pitcher. Lead glass, clear purplish amethyst; pattern-molded and free-blown; small body with straight sides spreading to rounding short shoulder, wide neck flaring at rim with deep lip and tooled lines giving banded effect; rough pontil mark; pattern of expanded vertical ribbing; large handle arching slightly above rim and curving down to shoulder, very long "leaf" end with tip turned back.
Provenance

Source George S. McKearin (b. 1874) - 1940-1950-07-31
Purchased in 1940 in Ohio, U.S.A.

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