Whimsey

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Public Domain

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Whimsey
Datec. 1850–1900
Probable placeNew Jersey, United States
MediumGlass
Dimensions8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.69.454
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
ProvenanceNo information available; however, probably acquired by Miss Ima Hogg at American Art Galleries, New York, The Jacob Paxson Temple Collection: Two Hundred Years of Glasswork in America, November 17, 1923, as some of the surrounding records were.

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Whimsey Ladle
Whimsey Ladle
c. 1880–1920
Nonlead glass
B.69.486
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Whimsey
c. 1850–1900
Glass
B.69.450
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Chandelier
19th century
Lead glass, soda-lime glass, steel, and mirrored glass
B.58.185
Decanter or Flask
Decanter or Flask
late 19th century
Glass
B.78.7
Kerosene Lamp
Boston and Sandwich Glass Co.
Kerosene Lamp
c. 1860–1880
Lead glass, gilt brass, and marble
B.2022.9.A-.D
Candlestick (one of a pair)
Sowerby Ellison Glassworks
Candlestick (one of a pair)
c. 1885–1922
Glass
B.76.151
Candlestick (one of a pair)
Sowerby Ellison Glassworks
Candlestick (one of a pair)
c. 1885–1922
Glass
B.76.150
scan from file photograph
Spatter Bowl
c. 1850
Glass
B.78.22
Bottle
Whitney Glass Co.
Bottle
1850 or 1851
Nonlead glass
B.74.29
Pocket Bottle
American Flint Glass Company
Pocket Bottle
c. 1764–1774
Potash-lime glass
B.58.7
Set of Five Picture Hangers
Set of Five Picture Hangers
c. 1840–1860
Glass and brass
B.91.42.1-.5
Jar with Ball Stopper
Jar with Ball Stopper
c. 1790–1830
Nonlead glass
B.27.4.1