Window pane

  • Category:

    Glass

  • Creator (Role):

    Bakewells & Anderson (Possible maker)

    Bakewells & Co. (Possible maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1835-1842

  • Materials:

    Glass (lead)

  • Techniques:

    Pressed

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.0023


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1959.0023

Object Name

Window pane

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Bakewells & Anderson (Possible maker)

Bakewells & Co. (Possible maker)

Place of Origin

Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1835-1842

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Reverse surface, center; "BAKEWELL" in relief

Materials

Glass (lead)

Techniques

Pressed

Dimensions (inches)

0.276 (H) , 6.967 (L) , 4.98 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

0.7 (H) , 17.695 (L) , 12.65 (W)

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. 403, p. 389
[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 2004 Artistry and Innovation in Pittsburgh Glass, 1808-1882: from Bakewell & Ensell to Bakewell, Pears & Co.
Same pattern glass windowpane: pp. 184-185, no. 99, Bakewells & Anderson or Bakewells & Co., 1835-42
[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 2004 Artistry and Innovation in Pittsburgh Glass, 1808-1882: from Bakewell & Ensell to Bakewell, Pears & Co.
Press cupboard with (different pattern) pressed glass windowpanes: Tennessee history, 1835-40. Glass Bakewells & Anderson or Bakewells & Co.
[Book] Spillman, Jane Shadel. 1981 American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass.
Very similar pane (same mold?): p. 72, no. 171, "One of several found in a secretary in a house near Wheeling, West, Virginia in 1956"
[Book] Spillman, Jane Shadel. 1983 Pressed Glass 1825-1925.
Very similar pane (same mold?): p. 14, no. 6
[Book] Innes, Lowell. 1976 Pittsburgh glass, 1797-1891 : A History and Guide for Collectors. 522.
Very similar pane (same mold?): p. 284, no. 303, “one of several found in a secretary in a house near Wheeling, West, Virginia in 1956.” Bakewell, 1835-45