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Pitcher (Jug)
South Boston Flint Glass Works, Pheonix Glass Works, Thomas Cains
1812-1827
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
South Boston Flint Glass Works (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
South Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1958.0004.001
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1958.0004.001
Object Name
Pitcher (Jug)
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
South Boston Flint Glass Works (Possible maker); Pheonix Glass Works (Possible maker); Thomas Cains (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
South Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1812-1827
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Blown
- Trailed
Dimensions (inches)
6.122 (H) x 6.921 (L) x 5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
15.55 (H) x 17.58 (L) x 12.7 (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. 114, p. 156Book: McKearin, Helen & McKearin, George S. 1950 Two hundred years of American blown glass.
• Published: pl. 55, fig. 1.Article: Ferland, Donald. 03//1989 Chain Decoration: Thomas Cains, His Predecessors, and His Contemporaries. Glass Club Bulletin of the National American Glass Club. (No. 158): 7-14.
• Similar jug with other chain-pattern Cains glass: p. 12, fig. 7 jug, dish/bowl, and decanter. See full article for larger discussion.