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Bellflower

Bellflower

Object Name1/2 Gallon R.L. Pitcher
Factory M'Kee Brothers
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1864-1875
Place MadeUnited States, PA, Pittsburgh
TechniquePressed, applied
SizeOverall H: 20.3 cm; Rim W: 12.25 cm, D: 17.8 cm; Base Diam: 10.5 cm
Accession Number50.4.371
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionWater Pitcher. Lead glass, colorless; pressed; long cylindrical body with very wide pouring lip, wide plain band at top and above double bellflower circlet on finely ribbed field; base depressed at ground and polished pontil mark; applied broad strap angular-loop handle with tongue-like attachment at neck and long end with crimped and turned back tip.
Provenance
Source George S. McKearin (b. 1874) - 1950-07-31

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