Cream Jug
Maker
Unknown American
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
Not on view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
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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