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Syrup Jug

Manufacturer Dalzell, Gilmore and Leighton Company (American, 1888-1899)

Date1889-1890

DimensionsH: 17.2 cm (6 25/32 in.); Diam (collar): 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.); Base Diam: 6.1 cm (2 13/32 in.)

MediumOnyx opalescent opal glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Bugbee

Object number

1964.46

Not on View

DescriptionBlown in a female mold bearing the pattern and a base plate, then blown in a full-size mold for form. Applied tooled handle. Probably cracked off and rim ground before collar was fitted. No pontil mark. Center of base decorated with a series of concentric circles with stems of flowers emanating from outermost circle. Flowers, stems, and leaves painted with platinum stain and fired in a muffle to make it permanent. Tin-plated collar, cap, and thumb latch.

Published ReferencesRevi, Albert Christian, Nineteenth-Century Glass: Its Genesis and Development, rev. ed., New York Toronto, Nelson, 1967, pp. 182-188, p. 184 (cream pitcher of similar shape).

The Toledo Museum of Art, Art in Glass: A Guide to the Glass Collections, Toledo, Ohio, 1969, repr. p. 117.

Grover, Ray and Lee Grover, Art Glass Nouveau, Rutland, Vt., C. E. Tuttle, 1967, p. 210, pl. 410, top left.

Barret, Richard Carter, Identification of American Art Glass, Manchester, Vt., Forward's Color Reproductions, 1964, pl. 12, top, no. 3 (covered jar).

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. 620, no. 1000, colorpl. 1000, p. 579.