| Accession # | 2006.70 |
|---|---|
| Designer | Frederic Buehner-Warner |
| Manufacturer | Frederic Buehner & Company |
| Title | "Buenilum" Pitcher |
| Date | ca. 1935 |
| Medium | Aluminum |
| Dimensions | 11 x 7 in. (27.9 x 17.8 cm) |
| Marks | Underside of base, center: maker's mark (B. /W. with architectural structure between letter)/ "BUENILUM"/ stylized leaf and berries. |
| Credit Line | Gift of M. Christmann Zulli |
| Location | Visible Storage: Case 19, Shelf K (Pewter) |
| Description | Tall, thin-walled ovoid aluminum pitcher on small circular foot ring. Hammered body rises to narrow neck with large, tall, wide, flared cylindrical spout with canted rim. Thin hammered flat oval bar attached across mouth of spout with two screws at either end to prevent ice from escaping. The "rope" twist handle rises from the midpoint of the body of the pitcher and then forms an overlapping circle at the lower end of the rim embellished with a vegetal motif at the center of the circle. Condition: Good, dent near base. |
