Pitcher
Manufacturer: New England Glass Company (American, 1818-1888)
Manufacturer: Or W.L. Libbey and Son Glass Company
Date: 1889-1890
Dimensions:
H: 21.9 cm (8 5/8 in.); Rim Diam: 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.); Max Body W: 16.8 cm (6 5/8 in.); Base Diam: 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.)
Medium: Maize glass opaque ivory; mold-blown and enameled.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1968.8
Label Text:Competition between American glasshouses for the most spectacular and unusual art glass was heated towards the end of the 19th century. From the 1880s on was the heyday of novelty, or “fancy,” glass. The commercial production of realistic facsimiles of natural forms was not feasible until the widespread use of full-size molds for blowing and pressing glass. This mold-blown Maize Art Glass from about 1889 mimicked ears of Indian corn. Ohio’s Indian corn crop of nearly 60 million bushels ranked first in the nation, and was a point of pride. When Maize glass was introduced, the New England Glass Works had just relocated to Toledo.
DescriptionBlown in a female mold of four vertical sections bearing the pattern and a base plate to form the plain base. Rim and spout finished by tooling. Applied handle with upturned, crimped lower end. No pontil mark. The raised leaves are enameled a light blue with gilded edges.
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