Pane
Object number93.36.1
Attributed to
Bakewell, Pears & Company
Date1835-1845
Mediumglass
Credit LineGift of Charles A. McClintock
DescriptionColorless lead glass. Pressed. Rectangular lacy interior pane. Large central diamond with fleur-de-lis; sun rays spreading inward from each corner terminating in a diamond shaped band of bosses. Flat unpatterned back.Dimensions6.75 x 4.75 in. (17.1 x 12.1 cm)Historical NotesIn the mid-1830s, William Croghan, Jr., built Picnic House, a fine Greek Revival mansion in what is now Stanton Heights. This window pane, for an interior door, was saved from the house before it was demolished in 1955. Croghan's daughter, Mary Schenley, inherited the house from her father when he passed away in 1850. Probably made by Bakewell, Pears, and Co.
Related person
William Croghan Jr.
Related person
Mary Schenley
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