Pitcher
Pitcher
ManufacturerProbably
Congressville Glass Works, Congress and Empire Spring Company
(American, 1865-1890)
Date1865-1880
DimensionsH: 14.2 cm (5 19/32 in.); Rim Diam: 5.0 cm (1 31/32 in.); Base Diam: 6.1 cm (2 13/32 in.)
MediumDeep transparent green glass with opal bits embedded in surface.
ClassificationGlass
Object number
1983.53
Not on View
DescriptionBlown in a mold, then blown and tooled to shape. Applied handle with upturned lower end. Small kick-up in base. Rough pontil mark.
Published ReferencesMcKearin, George S. and Helen McKearin, drawings by James L. McCreery, American Glass, New York, Crown, 1941; rev. ed., 1948, pp. 185-188, pl. 69, top row, right.
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. 146, no. 135.
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
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