Caster
Classification:
Date:
1870-1880
Medium:
Glass, silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 18.7 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Lead glass caster blown in a three-part mold with concave cylindrical neck, sloping shoulders, concave body above inset lip at waist and cylindrical body below, with remains of metal cap; with copper-wheel engraved decoration consisting of floral sprays and blossoms.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Weber Hill Arkenburgh
Object Number:
1948.326c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
25593
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cruet
Classification:
Date:
1870-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 2 3/8 in. ( 17.8 x 6 cm )
Description:
Lead glass cruet blown in a three-part mold with flared rim, cylindrical neck, sloping shoulders, concave body above inset lip at waist and cylindrical body below; with copper-wheel engraved decoration consisting of floral sprays and blossoms.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Weber Hill Arkenburgh
Object Number:
1948.326e
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
25592
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mustard pot
Classification:
Date:
1870-1880
Medium:
Glass, silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 2 1/4 in. ( 15.2 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Lead glass mustard pot blown in a three-part mold with nonexistent neck, inset lip at waist, cylindrical body, and metal cap with finial and slot; with copper-wheel engraved decoration consisting of floral sprays and blossoms.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Weber Hill Arkenburgh
Object Number:
1948.326b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
25591
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Butter dish and cover
Classification:
Date:
1880-1889
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 12.4 x 17.1 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Light blue glass; pressed. Covered butter dish in the form of an old-fashioned stove; base with four legs, with representations of hinged doors and other functional apparatus on frosted sides; lid decorated with overall pattern and indicating burners; knop on lid in the form of a flatiron.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.578ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
25590
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sugar bowl with cover
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. ( 15.9 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown and cut lead glass sugar bowl with cover; cylindrical bowl with flared vertical rim and rounded base joined by cylindrical stem to flat circular base with polished pontil mark, cut with band of diamond diapering, flutes at base of bowl with notches on vertical ribs, and flutes at rim; domed cover with compressed ball finial cut with band of diamond diapering and vertical notched ribs.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.64ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
25589
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Butter dish and cover
Classification:
Date:
1875-1925
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/8 x 6 x 3 1/8 in. ( 10.5 x 15.2 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless, lead glass; pressed. Butter dish in the form of a locomotive, with details such as smokestacks, cowcatcher, windows, and car; sunburst pattern on bottom of dish.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.708ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
25588
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sugar bowl with cover
Classification:
Date:
1835-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 14 x 12.1 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass sugar bowl and cover; octagonal bowl with flared rim on circular pedestal base; four scrolled decorations on stippled ground; octagonal domed cover with ogee-curved sides with flared flower-shaped finial; panels decorated with feather motifs (on outside of cover) and diamond lozenges (on inside of cover); difference in decoration, color, and poor fit suggest that bowl and cover may not be mates.
Object Number:
Z.691
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
25587
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Footed bowl with cover
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 6 in. ( 20.3 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass; pressed. Footed bowl with scroll pattern on stippled ground around sides, band of waffle patterning above flat base, stem with bladed knop, and circular foot with waffle patterning on underside; matching domed cover with concave profile and mushroom-like finial with faceted top.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.798ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
25586
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sugar bowl with cover
Classification:
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 14 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless, lead glass; pressed. Sugar bowl and cover; octagonal bowl with ogee-curved sides and flared rim on circular pedestal base; scrolled decoration on each panel and lattice-work on underside of base; octagonal domed cover with ogee-curved sides with finial; decorated in "California pattern;" panels decorated with lattice-work, floral motifs, feather motifs, and cornucopia (on inside of cover).
Object Number:
INV.3839ab
Gallery Label:
This pattern is known as the "California pattern," probably in reference in the 1849 California Gold Rush.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
25585
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sugar bowl with cover
Classification:
Date:
1835-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 13.3 x 12.1 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Cobalt blue pressed lead glass sugar bowl with cover; octagonal sugar bowl with flared rim on circular pedestal base decorated with a gothic pointed arch on each panel (on exterior of cover); octagonal domed lid with octagonal compressed ball finial decorated with gothic pointed arch on each panel (on interior of cover).
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.794
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
25583
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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