Pane
Object number93.37.4 a,b
Attributed to
Bakewell, Pears & Company
Date1835-1845
MediumGlass; Wood; Brass
Credit LineGift of Richard L. Linder
DescriptionPressed colorless lead glass window pane, with ogee arches, figure 8's, and vessicas patterns.Dimensions0.5 x 5.75 x 7.75 in. (1.3 x 14.6 x 19.7 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. 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 Pitt. 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.Label TextThis window pane for an interior door was saved when “Picnic,” the Pittsburgh estate of Mary Schenley, was torn down. Probably Bakewell, Pears and Co., Pittsburgh
Related person
Mary Schenley
Related person
William Croghan Jr.
Previous owner
University of Pittsburgh
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