Pitcher

ManufacturerProbably Redford Crown Glass Works (American, 1830-1851)

ManufacturerOR Redwood Glass Works (American, 1833-1877 or later)

Place of OriginNew York

Date1840-1850

DimensionsH: 23.4 cm (9 7/32 in.); Base Diam: 14.1 cm (5 9/16 in.); Rim Diam: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.)

MediumAquamarine non-lead glass. Blown, applied, and tooled decoration.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1959.86

Not on View

DescriptionBlown and tooled to shape. Applied Type II lily pads. Applied thread around neck. Applied solid handle with upturned lower end; two horizontal tool marks above curve and a vertical tool mark extending from lower end of curve to upturned end. Applied foot. Large, rough, open pontil mark.

Label TextIn this masterful lily pad pitcher, one of the largest known, the tooled stems and pads, alternately tall and short, embrace and enhance the robust body. Their somewhat shaky irregularity contrasts with the even threading applied around the neck, while the plain disk foot provides a firm base that does not compete with the decorative impact of the body.Published ReferencesMcKearin, George S., "Wistarberg and South Jersey Glass," Antiques, vol. 19, October 1926, p. 279, right, and p. 180, center (Reprint 1, pp. 108, 109); (two closely related pitchers).

McKearin, George S. and Helen McKearin, drawings by James L. McCreery, American Glass, New York, Crown, 1941; rev. ed., 1948, p. 47, repr. pl. 20, no. 8.

Otto Wittmann, "New Accessions," Toledo Museum News, vol. 3, no. 3, Summer 1960, repr. p. 66.

Rogers, Millard F., Jr., "American Glass [TMA's purchase from McKearin collection]," Antiques, vol. 78, October 1960, pp. 364, 370, p. 364, repr. p. 370.

Rogers, Millard F., Jr., "American Glass: 1608-1940, " Toledo Museum News, vol. 4, no. 3, Summer 1961, pp. 51-70, repr. p. 67.

Rogers, Millard F., Jr., "The Story of American Glass," Toledo Museum News, vol. 9, no. 3, Autumn 1966, pp. 51-70; rev. and reprinted as a Toledo Museum handbook, repr. p. 58.

The Toledo Museum of Art, Art in Glass: A Guide to the Glass Collections, Toledo, Ohio, 1969, repr. p. 91.

Wilson, 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. 143, no. 126, colorpl. 126, p.83.

Page, Jutta-Annette, The Art of Glass: Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Museum of Art, 2006, p. 147-148, repr. (col.) fig. 62C, p. 147.