Pitcher
Object number2004.195.6
Attributed to
McKee and Brother
(1859 - 1867)
Date1845
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of Noel N. Moebs
DescriptionColorless glass pitcher with vertical ribs.Dimensions9.25 x 7.5 in. (23.5 x 19.1 cm)Historical NotesPitcher was possibly from Pittsburgh. Most pillar molded glass with this pronounced vertical ribbing has been attributed to Pittsburgh glass makers due to its illustration in catalogs from McKee & Brothers during the 1860s.Label TextPossibly Pittsburgh, colorless glass, pillar molded. Most pillar molded glass, glass with this pronounced vertical ribbing, has been attributed to Pittsburgh makers due to its illustration in McKee and Brothers catalogs of the 1860s. However, we know this type of glass, developed in Roman times, began to be made in England in the 1840s and was also likely produced elsewhere in the United States. The museum has a small collection of this type of glass; the cobalt compote is our only piece in color.
On View
On view
1840
1835
c. 1850
