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On Display: House - Baltimore Room
Decanter
Bakewell, Page & Bakewells
1823-1823
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Bakewell, Page & Bakewells (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania; Allegheny; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1953.0001.002 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. E. du Pont Irving
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Complete Details
Object Number
1953.0001.002 A
Object Name
Decanter
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
Bakewell, Page & Bakewells (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania; Allegheny; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1823-1823
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Blown
- Cut
Dimensions (inches)
7.333 (H) x 3.878 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
18.625 (H) x 9.85 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 2004 Artistry and Innovation in Pittsburgh Glass, 1808-1882: from Bakewell & Ensell to Bakewell, Pears & Co.
• Published: .001 & .002: pp. 145-146, nos. 46-47, Bakewell, Page & Bakewell, 1823Book: Innes, Lowell. 1976 Pittsburgh glass, 1797-1891 : A History and Guide for Collectors. 522.
• Published: .001 & .002: pl. 90, p. 136Book: Spillman, Jane Shadel. 1989 White House Glassware: Two Centirues of Presidential Entertaining.
• Differently detailed decanter in same general style presented to President James Madison in 1816: pp. 16-17, fig. 1, given by Benjamin Bakewaell of Pittsburgh, PA