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Plated Amberina Quart Size Pitcher

Manufacturer New England Glass Company (American, 1818 - 1888)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1886

MediumMold-blown, optic ribbed, opal glass, cased with Amberina glass; applied amber handle

DimensionsOverall: 7 in. (17.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.3849

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-4, Case 28

DescriptionPitcher of plated Amberina. Ribbed triangularly fluted rim. Attached plain amber handle which is a little higher than the pitcher rim. Opalescent glass plated with Amberina. Polished pontil.

Published ReferencesArt and Antiques, June 1982, p. 964, Article by Edith Gaines. Merrill, Nancy O. _A Concise History of Glass Represented in the Chrysler Museum Glass Collection_ (Norfolk, VA: The Chrysler Museum, 1989) 140, 212.