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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pitcher
Object name
Pitcher
Date
1840-1870
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 6 x 4 in. ( 15.2 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Olive-amber blown non-lead glass pitcher 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 five 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
1952.186
Gallery Label
Similar olive-amber pitchers were made in Stoddard, New Hampshire. Possibly made by same maker of 1952.159.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
