Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.

Peach Blow Pitcher in Tankard Shape with Rich Decoration

Manufacturer Mt. Washington Glass Co. (American, New Bedford, MA)

Dateca. 1886-90

MediumBlown glass | Enamel

DimensionsOverall: 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 in. (10.2 cm)

ClassificationsGlass

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number80.122

Terms

Peachblow
Poetry
Flowers
Bees
Butterflies
Peachblow
Pale blue
Rose
New Bedford, MA

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DescriptionPitcher of blown peachblow glass. Tankard shape. Heat sensitive glass. Opaque satin pale blue shading to rose at the top. Applied glossy blue handle. Enameled top third with poem: "On waste and woodland, rock and plain,/Its' humble buds unheed rise;/The Rose has but a summer reign;/The daisy never dies!/James Montgomery". Decorated with daisies, a bee and a butterfly.