pitcher

Object NamePitcher with Landscape Scene

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1850

Place MadeEngland; France

TechniqueBlown, painted, trailed, applied, ground

SizeOverall H: 27.4 cm, W: 19.4 cm, D: 12.1 cm

Accession Number71.2.62

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionOpalescent white ("opaline") lead glass; blown and painted. Pointed ovoid shape, with flared, arched rim and trailed ring around the neck; painted landscape scene on the front, depicting a woman, seated, holding a needlework (?) frame in her lap, while a man in top hat stands behind, with a stylized house and trees in the distance, and another figure (probably female) stands beside a tree at the right; floral sprays at either side of the handle, a floral spray below the lip, a band of forget-me-nots around the rim, a band of red and green dots on the neck ring, and two sprays of yellow flowers below the rim; a stylized flower behind the handle; applied loop handle; heavy capstan stem and heavy disk foot with square rim; rough ground pontil mark.
Provenance

Former Collection 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