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Window pane
Bakewells & Anderson, Bakewells & Co.
1835-1842
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Bakewells & Anderson (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania; Allegheny; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1959.0023
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1959.0023
Object Name
Window pane
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
Bakewells & Anderson (Possible maker); Bakewells & Co. (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania; Allegheny; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1835-1842
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Reverse surface, center
Inscription: "BAKEWELL" in relief
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Pressed
Dimensions (inches)
0.276 (H) x 4.98 (W) x 6.967 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
0.7 (H) x 12.65 (W) x 17.695 (L)
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. 389Book: 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., 1835-42Book: 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. 6Book: 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