Cream Pitcher

Original OwnerOriginally owned by a member of the Lord family (American)

Date1820-1840

MediumBlown three-mold colorless lead glass

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width including handle and spout x depth): 4 x 4 3/8 x 2 3/4in. (10.2 x 11.1 x 7cm)

ClassificationsGlassware

Credit LineGift of Mary F. Lord and Katherine L. Lord

Object number1938.24.22

DescriptionBlown three-mold colorless lead glass cream pitcher with a flared rim pulled to form a spout, a tall neck, a barrel-shaped body, and a rayed bottom with a pontil mark in the center. Opposite the spout is an ear-shaped, applied handle with a rib down the center and a crimped lower end. The cream pitcher is decorated with a raised geometric "sunburst" motif, consisting of three bands circling the rim, a plain neck, a band of vertical ribbing, a band of diagonal ribbing, then a wider band that circles the widest part of the cream pitcher. The wider band alternates between a square panel of raised diamonds and a square panel with a sunburst inside. Below this is a band of vertical ribs on the bottom sides of the cream pitcher. Raised rays circle the pontil mark on the bottom of the cream pitcher. The bottom edge of the cream pitcher has a ring of light scratches around it. The tip of the bottom of the handle is broken.

Pontil mark: A rough place on a blown glass object where the solid metal rod, or pontil, is cracked off the object after final shaping and decoration. Pontil marks can be polished to achieve a smooth surface.

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