Pitcher
Lurelle Guild
Caption
Lurelle Guild (American, 1898–1985). Pitcher, ca. 1955. Aluminum, Bakelite, 8 x 8 x 5 1/4 in. (20.3 x 20.3 x 13.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John C. Waddell, 2008.58.26.
Designer
Title
Pitcher
Date
ca. 1955
Geography
Place manufactured: New Kensington, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium
Aluminum, Bakelite
Classification
Dimensions
8 x 8 x 5 1/4 in. (20.3 x 20.3 x 13.3 cm)
Inscriptions
Paper label on bottom: "709 Guild 1955"
Markings
Underside impressed: No 4662/WEAR-EVER/ALUMINUM [in cross] TACUCO [four stars]/TRADE MARK/MADE IN U.S.A.
Credit Line
Gift of John C. Waddell
Accession Number
2008.58.26
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That is a really unusually shaped pitcher! It was manufactured circa 1955 by The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. The designer was Lurelle Guild, who also designed he Electrolux Vacuum Cleaner, also on view in the Luce Center.Thanks!You're welcome!
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