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Jug

Manufacturer Libbey Glass Company (American, 1892-1919)

DateProbably 1905

DimensionsH: 10 3/32 in. (25.6 cm); Base Diam: 6 9/32 in. (16.0 cm); Max Body W: 7 13/16 in. (19.8 cm)

MediumColorless glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Owens-Illinois Glass Company

Object number

1951.24

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DescriptionLibbey no. 630 two-quart jug. Blown in a mold patterned with eight vertical ovals around the middle and eight small horizontal ovals below, then removed, reheated, and blown into a paste mold, forcing the ovals inward to create optic molding. Neck and lip finished by tooling. Applied hollow handle. Base ground and polished. Polished pontil mark. Lightly engraved with stone wheels with Libbey pattern no. 0540.

Published ReferencesWilson, Kenneth M., American Glass, 1760-1930: The Toledo Museum of Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, [Lanham, Md.]: National Book Network [distributor], c1994; 2 v. (879 p.): ill. (some col.); 32 cm., 1994, p. 724, no. 1222.Exhibition HistoryThe Toledo Museum of Art, Libbey Glass: Triumphs of the Factory, 1888-1920, exhibition, August 14-September 25, 1988 (no catalog).