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Sugar bowl
Benjamin Bakewell & Co., Bakewell, Page & Bakewells
1810-1820
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Benjamin Bakewell & Co. (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania; Allegheny; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1959.3120 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.3120 A, B
Object Name
Sugar bowl
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
Benjamin Bakewell & Co. (Possible maker); Bakewell, Page & Bakewells (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania; Allegheny; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Previously catalogued as probable origin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, area, 1825-40.
Date
1810-1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Side
Inscription: Wheel-engraved in script, "LB" above a swag on one side
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Blown
- Wheel-engraved
Dimensions (inches)
7.126 (H) x 5.276 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
18.1 (H) x 13.4 (Diam)
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. 164, p. 205Book: Palmer, Arlene. 2004 Artistry and Innovation in Pittsburgh Glass, 1808-1882: from Bakewell & Ensell to Bakewell, Pears & Co.
• Published: p. 109, no. 4, Benjamin Bakewell & Co. or Bakewell, Page & Bakewell (attributed), c. 1810-20