Pickle Jar with Lid

Object Name: 
Pickle Jar with Lid

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Object Name: 
Pickle Jar with Lid
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
95.4.384
Dimensions: 
H:(a&b) 16.8 cm; H: (a) H: 11.6 cm, L: (handle to handle) 13.1 cm, diam: 8.2 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1882
Credit Line: 
Gift of Clyde E. Ingersoll
Primary Description: 
Colorless non-lead glass; pressed. (a) Cylindrical shape, two oval medallions on opposite sides, each with swimming swan in an oval of cable surrounded by scrolls; two dumb-bell like handles arranged vertically on opposite sides, circular foot marked: "PAT. APPLIED FOR" underneath. (b) Circular shape, swan finial.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Pattern Name: 
Swan Medallion
Provenance: 
Ingersoll, Clyde E., Source
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
pressing