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

Pitcher

Manufacturer New England Glass Company (American, 1818 - 1888)
Dateca. 1887
MediumMold blown glass
DimensionsOverall: 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Base: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number0.1325
Terms
  • White
  • Amberina
  • Red
  • Amber
  • Cambridge, MA
On View
On view
DescriptionPlated Amberina pitcher of mold-blown translucent white glass with an exterior casing of amberina glass and an applied handle of transparent amber glass. The rim is pinched in at three points and the body has 12 ribs. The shoulder and neck are red and the body is light amber. The colors are darker on the ribs. Slight heat-check at top of handle where applied.

New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New England Glass Company
ca. 1885
Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
New England Glass Company
ca. 1886
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
ca. 1885
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New England Glass Company
ca. 1885
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New England Glass Company
ca. 1885
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New England Glass Company
ca. 1886
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2019.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New England Glass Company