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Pitcher

ManufacturerProbably Boston and Sandwich Glass Works (American, 1826-1888)

Date1825-1840

DimensionsH: 19.3 cm (7 19/32 in.); Rim Diam: 12.8 cm (5 1/32 in.); Base Diam: 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.)

MediumColorless glass.

ClassificationGlass

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

Object number

1959.91

Not on View

DescriptionBlown in a mold (McKearin G.IV-7) for a decanter of three vertical sections and a base plate (McKearin Ringed Type II). Neck, rim, and spout sheared and tooled to shape. Applied solid handle with crimped and upturned lower end. Rough, solid pontil mark. Capacity: 1 quart.

Published ReferencesMcKearin, Helen A., "Three-Mold Glass," Antiques, vol. 6, August 1924, pp. 78-81 (Reprint 1, pp. 60-63), pp. 78-81, fig. 4.

McKearin, George S., and Helen McKearin, drawings by James L. McCreery, American Glass, New York, Crown, 1941; rev. ed., 1948; McKearin, Helen and Kenneth M. Wilson, American Bottles and Flasks and Their Ancestry, New York, Crown, 1978; etc., G.IV-7, p. 258, pl. 97; p. 321; p. 261, pl. 100, no. 34.

Wilson, Kenneth M., New England Glass and Glassmaking, Old Sturbridge Village Book, New York, Crowell, 1972, p. 270, fig. 224, right.

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

Stillinger, Elizabeth, The Antiques Guide to Decorative Arts in America 1600-1876, New York, Dutton, 1972, repr. p. 330.

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. 225, no. 256.