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Milk Jug

ca. 1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Press moulded opaque black glass jug. Rounded oval bowl, curved pouring lip, with rococo-style handle, neo-classical-style details on gothic-style decoration

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Press-moulded glass
Brief description
Milk jug of glass, probably made by St. Louis, France, 1835-1845
Physical description
Press moulded opaque black glass jug. Rounded oval bowl, curved pouring lip, with rococo-style handle, neo-classical-style details on gothic-style decoration
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.5cm
  • Maximum width: 13.7cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Raymond Notley
Object history
A similar example is said to be in the St Louis factory collection
Bibliographic reference
Schack, Clementine: Die Glaskunst, Kaysersche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Munich, 1976, pl.206.
Other number
9476 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.95-1994

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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