Gillinder and Sons
Pitcher

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
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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