Royal Flemish Pitcher
Manufacturer
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
(American, New Bedford, MA)
CultureAmerican
Date1894
MediumMolded glass | Gilt
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
InscribedMarked in red on center of polished pontil: "RF" with the R backwards in a diamond.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.5058
Not on view
DescriptionRoyal Flemish pitcher. Round body molded into sections and enameled as fish swimming in a net of gold with two fish, shells, and sea weed. Gilt neck. Ewer type straight neck with swirled lavender enameling outlined with gilt. Attached rope handle gilt washed. Similar shape, see Crown Milano, GAM.71.12.Published ReferencesBetty B. Sisk, _Mt. Washington Art Glass plus Webb Burmese Identification and Value Guide_ (Kentucky: Collector Books, 2003), 211.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.