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Footed Pitcher

ManufacturerPossibly East Hartford Glass Works (American, 1783/1788-1830)

ManufacturerPossibly John Mather's Glass Works (American, 1805-1820 or possibly 1830)

Date1800-1820

DimensionsH 19.2 cm (7 9/16 in.); max W body 17.55 cm (6 15/16 in.); D base 9.8 cm (3 27/32 in.)

MediumDeep olive-green non-lead glass.

ClassificationGlass

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

Object number

1959.88

Not on View

DescriptionBlown and tooled. Applied solid handle with upturned lower end. Applied circular foot. Applied thread around neck. Rough, open pontil mark.

Published ReferencesMcKearin, George S. and Helen McKearin, drawings by James L. McCreery, American Glass, New York, Crown, 1941; rev. ed., 1948, p. 214, pl. 71, no. 1 (closely related form and type).

Rogers, Millard F., Jr., "American Glass: 1608-1940, " TMA Museum News, vol. 4, no. 3, Summer 1961, pp. 51-70, repr. p. 59.

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. 140, no. 117, colorpl. 117, p. 82.