Pane
Object number93.37.1
Attributed to
Bakewell, Pears & Company
Date1835-1845
Mediumglass
Credit LineGift of Richard L. Linder
DescriptionColorless lead glass. Pressed. Rectangular lacy interior pane. Gothic church window design. Ogee arch containing six lancet windows each with rondel at point. Three top lancets have tiny circles below; three bottom lancets have diamond shaped cross hatching below. Rondels, stippling and swirls above ogee arch. Flat unpatterned back.Dimensions7 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 cm)MarksBakewell (on back center)
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. Donor Richard L. Linder obtained this windowpane from the University of Pittsburgh in the 1950s. Prior to Picnic House being demolished in 1955, the ballroom was dismantled and given to the University. The donor was going to school at Pitt and went into a building where boxes were set aside to be thrown away. Inside the boxes were pieces from the ballroom, including window panes from an interior door, pieces of the chandelier and a brass plate. He asked and was given permission to take some of the items.
Related person
Mary Schenley
Related person
William Croghan Jr.
Previous owner
University of Pittsburgh
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1830-1835
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