Pitcher
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Glass
DATES
1875â1885
DIMENSIONS
10 3/8 x 6 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (26.4 x 16.2 x 14 cm)
MARKINGS
Rectangular white sticker affixed to inner edge on side with handle: printed in red in script, "The / Glass Industry / in Sandwich / 4091 [handwritten in black ink]"
INSCRIPTIONS
Painted in black around inner edge of rim: "BARLOW 21"
ACCESSION NUMBER
1998.96.9
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Paul F. Walter
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Pitcher of light turquoise blue glass with amber glass accents. From flat bottom with domed center, pitcher rises in cylindrical form that bulges around belly then changes into triangular shape around neck; exterior body of pitcher covered with textured surface. Applied ear-shaped handle in smooth amber glass; band of smooth amber glass applied around triangular rim (point of triangle opposite handle forms spout).
Condition: Good.
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