Cream Jug

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Cream Jug
Datec. 1840–1860
Probable placePennsylvania, United States
MediumNonlead glass
Dimensions4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.69.461
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Pine Room
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Description

The globular body and visually low center of gravity of this free-blown pitcher are nicely balanced by the bold loop handle and flared lip.

Book excerpt: David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff. American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.


Provenance[E. R Guerin, Simcoak, New Hampshire]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, 1969.

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Cream Jug
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c. 1831–1845
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c. 1785–1825
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