Gillinder and Sons
Pitcher

Public Domain

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Maker Gillinder and SonsPhiladelphia, 1861–1930

CultureAmerican

Titles

Pitcher

Datec. 1880

Made inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

MediumNonlead glass

Dimensions9 7/16 in. (24 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Glenn

Object numberB.86.11.1

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Kilroy Center

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

GLASS

DescriptionThis glass pitcher, in a pattern today called “Westward Ho” but first named “Pioneer” by its manufacturer, was produced for a period of years just after the 1876 United States Centennial. The buffalo, deer, and log cabins decorating the body constitute a combination of highly romanticized images marketed at a time of aggressive westward expansion and settlement that devastated both Native American communities and the bison herds of the West.
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Oscar Glenn, Houston; given to MFAH, 1986.

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