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Object NamePitcher
Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)
Made FromLead Glass
Date1905-1912
Place Madepossibly United States, NY, Corning; possibly England, Staffordshire, Brierley Hill
TechniqueBlown, Pattern Molded, Engraved, Applied, Ground, Polished
SizeOverall: H: 26.2 cm
Accession Number69.4.275
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Gillett Welles
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Cut and Engraved Glass of Corning, 1868-1940
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, pattern-molded, engraved. Undulating flared upper rim with pulled spout, edge swells to bulbous shoulder; flower blossoms engraved near rim; shoulder encircled with bulbous cabochon-like areas; body tapers and swells at base; cut handle applied below shoulder and attached above shoulder; body engraved with Art Nouveau design; base flat ground and polished with cut star decoration.
Provenance
Former Collection Estate of Gladys C. Welles
Former Collection Estate of Gillett Welles Sr.