Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cream jug
Object name
Cream jug
Date
1835-1865
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 5 x 4 in. ( 12.7 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Blue blown glass cream jug with "lily-pad" decoration; spherical body with tall cylindrical neck with flared and tooled rim pulled out to form spout, second gather of glass tooled up into four peaks, third gather of glass over second gather tooled up into four peaks, applied handle with curled end, and applied disc foot with pincered edges and blow pipe mark on underside.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1952.169
Gallery Label
The use of a third gather of glass is extremely rare.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.





