1970.0403.001 Colorless glass drawer knob
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Drawer knob (Drawer pull)

  • Category:

    Glass

  • Creator (Role):

    Bakewell, Page & Bakewells (Possible maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1825-1835

  • Materials:

    Glass (lead)

  • Techniques:

    Pressed

  • Museum Object Number:

    1970.0403.001


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1970.0403.001

Object Name

Drawer knob (Drawer pull)

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gould

Creator (Role)

Bakewell, Page & Bakewells (Possible maker)
1808-1882

Place of Origin

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

Date

1825-1835

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Square shank on underside; "BAKEWELL'S PATENT"

Materials

Glass (lead)

Techniques

Pressed

Dimensions (inches)

1.969 (H) , 2.126 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

5 (H) , 5.4 (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. 414, p. 397
[Book] Spillman, Jane Shadel. 1981 American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass.
Related knob: no. 35, p. 33