Pitcher

1820-1835

Measurements

7-3/4 in x 8-3/8 in x 5-1/2 in (dia)

Materials

Colorless lead glass

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.812

Condition Notes

The pitcher was broken into several pieces and has been reassembled using staples and probably glue.  The sawtooth rim is chipped in places.

Provenance

Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner

Comments

Although broken apart at one time, this mended pitcher displays its original overall shape, cut-glass design, and other details.  The blown and shaped body has a band of cut fans around the middle, below a stylized five-leaf band.  The rim has draped grooves cut along it and below a dentiled top edge; multiple grooves decorate the underside of the spout.  The base of the pitcher has 13 facets, and on the underside, the pontil mark, left from blowing the pitcher, has been polished off.

It is tempting to believe that this glass pitcher was used in either the Wilson or the Corbit household, which is what its provenance suggests.