Pitcher (Jug)

  • Category:

    Glass

  • Creator (Role):

    South Boston Flint Glass Works (Possible maker)

    Pheonix Glass Works (Possible maker)

    Thomas Cains (Possible maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    South Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1812-1827

  • Materials:

    Glass (lead)

  • Techniques:

    Blown, Trailed

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.0004.001


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1958.0004.001

Object Name

Pitcher (Jug)

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

South Boston Flint Glass Works (Possible maker)

Pheonix Glass Works (Possible maker)-1870

Thomas Cains (Possible maker)

Place of Origin

South Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1812-1827

Materials

Glass (lead)

Techniques

Blown, Trailed

Dimensions (inches)

6.122 (H) , 6.921 (L) , 5 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.55 (H) , 17.58 (L) , 12.7 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
Published: no. 114, p. 156
[Book] McKearin, Helen & McKearin, George S. 1950 Two hundred years of American blown glass.
Published: pl. 55, fig. 1.
[Article] Ferland, Donald. 03//1989 Chain Decoration: Thomas Cains, His Predecessors, and His Contemporaries. Glass Club Bulletin of the National American Glass Club. (No. 158): 7-14.
Similar jug with other chain-pattern Cains glass: p. 12, fig. 7 jug, dish/bowl, and decanter. See full article for larger discussion.