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Bowl (Covered bowl)
Bakewell, Pears & Co.
1840-1880
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Bakewell, Pears & Co. (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Probably Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1974.0078 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1974.0078 A, B
Object Name
Bowl (Covered bowl)
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
Bakewell, Pears & Co. (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Probably Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1840-1880
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Press-molded
Dimensions (inches)
5 (H) x 6.339 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.7 (H) x 16.1 (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. 223, p. 258Book: Barlow, Raymond E. & Kaiser, Joan E. 1993 A Guide To Sandwich Glass: Pressed Tableware from Volume 1.
• Covered bowl pressed in similar "peacock eye" or "peacock feather" pattern: No. 1064