Atterbury Glass Company
Duck-shaped Covered Dish

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Maker Atterbury Glass Company (American, active 1865–1896)American, active 1865–1896

CultureAmerican

Titles

Duck-shaped Covered Dish

Datec. 1887–1890

Made inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

MediumNonlead glass

Dimensions5 1/4 × 11 × 4 in. (13.3 × 27.9 × 10.2 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.76.155.A,.B

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Kilroy Center

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

GLASS

DescriptionThe Atterbury Glass Company of Pittsburgh was one of many United States manufacturers that produced an astonishing variety of glass novelties during the late nineteenth century. Covered dishes in the form of chickens, rabbits, and ducks were all popular items. Opaque white and blue glass were among the most common, but glassmakers used many other colors as well.
Provenance[David Rubenstein, Rockland, Maine]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, September 13, 1926; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, 1975.

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