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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Crown Milano Pitcher
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Crown Milano Pitcher

Manufacturer Mt. Washington Glass Co. (American, New Bedford, MA)
CultureAmerican
MediumGlass | Gilt
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Base: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
InscribedMarked in black in center: a crown and "CM" intertwined and "567" underneath.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.5049
Not on view
DescriptionPitcher. Crown Milano. Round opal with moss green, gilt and black enameling of pond lily design. Attached snake shape handle with a curled end. Ewer-like. Polished pontil.

Exhibition History"Fantastic Creatures of the Venetian Lagoon: Glass 1875-1915," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, February 23, 2024 — August 18, 2024.Published ReferencesBetty B. Sisk, _Mt. Washington Art Glass plus Webb Burmese Identification and Value Guide_ (Kentucky: Collector Books, 2003), 211.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2010.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
ca. 1886
Photograph by ?, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2010.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2010.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
ca. 1894
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2010.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
ca. 1894
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2010.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
1894
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2010.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
1890-1894
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2010.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2010.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
ca. 1894
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
1890-1894
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2010.
Mt. Washington Glass Co.
ca. 1893