Glass
Bakewells & Anderson (Possible maker)
Bakewells & Co. (Possible maker)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1835-1842
Glass (lead)
Pressed
1959.0023
Object Number1959.0023 |
Window pane
Glass
Museum purchase
Bakewells & Anderson (Possible maker)
Bakewells & Co. (Possible maker)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1835-1842
1. Mark; Reverse surface, center; "BAKEWELL" in relief
Glass (lead)
Pressed
0.276 (H) , 6.967 (L) , 4.98 (W)
0.7 (H) , 17.695 (L) , 12.65 (W)
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[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