| Accession # |
40.209a |
|
Maker |
Crystal Glass Company
|
| Title |
Pitcher (Alaskan scene) |
| Date |
1867 |
| Medium |
Glass |
| Dimensions |
9 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 5 in. (24.8 x 22.2 x 12.7 cm) |
| Credit Line |
Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 21, Shelf E (Pressed Glass)
|
| Description |
Colorless pressed glass pitcher; en suite with goblets 40.209b-c. Cylindrical body tapers toward bottom; supported on short round pedestal base; top edge swoops up to form wide spout and undulating rim; opposing handle formed by strip of applied molten glass. Body decorated with three Alaskan scenes in frosted glass: a seal resting on an iceberg in the water; a seal a seal on an iceberg with a second seal poking its head out of the water; a large polar bear standing on the ice. These three registers are framed by a frosted border simulating ice. |
