Footed Cream Pitcher

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Footed Cream Pitcher

ManufacturerProbably Bakewell, Pears and Company (American, 1843-1880)

Date1865-1881

DimensionsH: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.); Max Rim Diam: 7.6 cm (3 in.); Base Diam: 8.3 cm (3 9/32 in.)

MediumOpal non-lead glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1965.42

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DescriptionPressed in a female mold of three vertical sections bearing the Mitre Diamond pattern, with a base plate that formed the lower edge of the foot and its concave underside, by a plain male plunger that formed the interior. The moldmarks extend from the side of the foot vertically through the center of the handle and through the points of the two rows of diamonds to the rim. Rim heavily fire-polished. No pontil mark.

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. 499, no. 828.