Footed Cream Pitcher
Manufacturer: Probably Boston and Sandwich Glass Works (American, 1826-1888)
Date: 1825-1840
Dimensions:
4 3/16 × 2 7/8 × 2 1/2 in. (10.6 × 7.3 × 6.3 cm)
Medium: lead glass
Place of Origin: probably Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1917.245
DescriptionDeep sapphire-blue. Blown in a mold (McKearin G.III-26) of three vertical sections and a base plate (McKearin Ringed Type III). Neck, rim, and spout sheared and tooled to shape. Rim folded inward. Foot tooled to shape. Applied slender handle with crimped and upturned lower end. Rough, solid pontil mark.
Capacity: about one-half pint.
Capacity: about one-half pint.
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