Punch Bowl
The refinement of pressed-glass technology in the mid-nineteenth century made fancy decorated glass available to all levels of society. A new method of production, invented in Pittsburgh in 1825, involved mechanically pressing molten glass into a mold using a plunger. This example, which mimics luxurious hand-cut glass, is in the Argus pattern, named after the mythological giant who had one hundred eyes.
Artwork Details
- Title: Punch Bowl
- Maker: Bakewell, Pears and Company (1836–1882)
- Date: 1850–70
- Geography: Made in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Pressed glass
- Dimensions: H. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); Diam. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Emily Winthrop Miles, 1946
- Object Number: 46.140.88
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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