Covered dish
Classification:
Date:
1885-1905
Medium:
Glass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 7 x 5 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 17.8 x 14 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed non-lead glass dish in the form of a hen sitting on a basket; hen's comb and wattle painted red, eyes painted black, and beak painted yellow and black; hen body (cover) sits in basket (dish) decorated with guilloche and basket-weave patterns. Base has basket-weave pattern with cross in center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.567ab
Gallery Label:
Challinor, Taylor & Co. of Tarentum, PA made a complete line of animal dishes, which was continued by the United States Glass Co. of Pittsburgh, PA.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1905
eMuseum Object ID:
24315
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Covered dish
Classification:
Date:
1885-1905
Medium:
Glass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 9 x 5 1/2 in. ( 18.4 x 22.9 x 14 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed non-lead glass dish in the form of a rooster sitting on a basket; rooster's comb and wattle painted red; applied eyes missing; rooster body (cover) sits in basket (dish) decorated with guilloche and basket-weave patterns. Base has basket-weave pattern with cross in center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Fannie G. Dudley and family
Object Number:
1957.180ab
Gallery Label:
Challinor, Taylor & Co. of Tarentum, PA made a complete line of animal dishes, which was continued by the United States Glass Co. of Pittsburgh, PA.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1905
eMuseum Object ID:
24314
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oil lamps (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Glass, brass, rubber
Dimensions:
overall: 9 3/4 x 4 in.
Description:
Pair of colorless pressed lead glass oil lamps; font has domed top above hexagonal tapering cylinder with panels with alternating pattern of circle above a star inside a circle or oval cartouche around five-pointed star; font attached with wafer to hexagonal baluster standard mounted on hexagonal base; hollow threaded metal rod fitted with rubber to brass collar.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.563ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
24313
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oil lamp
Classification:
Date:
1847-1860
Medium:
Glass, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 4 in. ( 24.8 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass oil lamp;domed tapering hexagonal font with panels with alternating pattern of circle above a star inside a circle or oval cartouche around five-pointed star; font attached with wafer to hexagonal baluster standard mounted on hexagonal base; brass collar.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.563a
Gallery Label:
The domed top of this lamp's font was formed by using the Magoun Patent method. This method, invented by Joseph Magoun of the New England Glass Company in 1847, eliminated moldmarks by using a hinged, three-part mold to form the sides of the font and a one-piece cylindrical mold to form a cylinder that was then tooled to form the dome.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
24311
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oil lamp
Classification:
Date:
1830-860
Medium:
Glass, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 3 7/8 in. ( 23.2 x 9.8 cm )
Description:
Collection of pressed lead glass oil lamps
Object Number:
1965.926a-d
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
860
eMuseum Object ID:
24310
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oil lamp
Classification:
Date:
1847-1860
Medium:
Glass, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 3 7/8 in. ( 23.2 x 9.8 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass oil lamp;domed, tapering ovoid font pressed with alternating circles and stars; font joined with wafer to hexagonal baluster standard and hexagonal base; brass collar.
Object Number:
1965.926a
Gallery Label:
The domed top of this lamp's font was formed by using the Magoun Patent method. This method, invented by Joseph Magoun of the New England Glass Company in 1847, eliminated moldmarks by using a hinged, three-part mold to form the sides of the font and a one-piece cylindrical mold to form a cylinder that was then tooled to form the dome.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
24309
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oil lamp
Classification:
Date:
1830-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 16.5 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass oil lamp with blown font and pressed base; spherical font with vertical rim joined by double wafer to eight-lobed column of four-stepped square base; pontil mark.
Object Number:
INV.4025
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
24308
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oil lamp
Classification:
Date:
1810-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 9.8 x 9.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown lead glass oil lamp; spherical font with attached flared rim joined by baluster stem with cushioned knop to circular base; loop handle with thumb rest with impressed waffle pattern and curled end.
Object Number:
INV.551
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
24307
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass, paper, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/4 x 6 in. ( 36.2 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown glass vase; baluster shape with flaring rim; decorated with paper decals of floral and mythological images applied from inside; interior painted green. Base with push up and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Isabella Vaché Cox
Object Number:
1933.209b
Gallery Label:
This decal-decorated vase, one of a pair, is an example of a late-nineteenth-century woman's hobby known as "potichomanie."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
24306
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass, paper, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/4 x 6 in. ( 36.2 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown glass vase; baluster shape with flaring rim; decorated with paper decals of floral and mythological images applied from inside; interior painted green. Base with push up and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Isabella Vaché Cox
Object Number:
1933.209a
Gallery Label:
This decal-decorated vase, one of a pair, is an example of a late-nineteenth-century woman's hobby known as "potichomanie."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
24305
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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