Pitcher
MakerAttributed to
New England Glass Company
(American, 1818 - 1888)
Date1860-1880
MediumPressed colorless lead glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width including handle and spout x depth): 9 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 5in. (23.5 x 21 x 12.7cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
Object number1945.1.1324
DescriptionThick, pressed colorless lead glass pitcher. The pitcher has a plain rim that swells forward and upward to form a spout, a concave neck, and vertical, slightly tapered sides. A solid, ear-shaped handle has been applied opposite the spout, connecting the rim with the body of the pitcher. The lower half of the handle has four impressed, tooled, horizontal lines and a bottom that curls back onto itself. The sides are decorated with an all-over pattern of sharp, raised diamonds known as the "Sharp Diamond" or "Diamond Point" pattern. The pitcher is supported by an octagonal foot and rayed bottom around a central concave depression in the glass. There are several minor chips and scratches to the glass around the bottom edge of the foot, and on a minimum of the sharp diamond points. There are two spots of opaque white paint adhered to the pitcher, to the lower left of the spout.
Status
Not on view
