Windowpane
Manufacturer: Wheeling Flint Glass Works (American)
Unknown Role: Craig Ritchie , Proprietor (1829 - 1837)
Unknown Role: and John Ritchie , Proprietor (1829 - 1837)
Date: 1833-1836
Dimensions:
H 17.8 cm (7 in.); W 12.85 cm (5 1/16 in.)
Medium: Colorless glass with a yellowish tinge, pressed.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth
Object number: 1968.53
Label Text:Ornamental windowpanes of pressed glass were used to decorate cabinets, door surrounds, and steamboat interiors. The steamboat depicted on this pane suggests that it was intended for the interior spaces on such a boat, where it would let in light without compromising passengers’ privacy. The thistle motif doubtless refers to the Scottish heritage of the Wheeling Flint Glass Works owners, brothers John and Craig Ritchie.
DescriptionPressed, probably in a plain female mold, by a male plunger bearing the pattern of flowers and thistle framing a sidewheel-paddle steamboat.
Not on view
In Collection(s)