Pitcher

1890

Not on view

The glass factories founded by Alsatian émigré Christian Dorflinger were arguably among the most significant glass factories in operation from the mid to late nineteenth century. His first factory was in Brooklyn, New York, from which he relocated his operations to White Mills, Pennsylvania, where this object was made. This cylindrical pitcher with elaborately cut designs represents the fine quality of glass and accomplished cutting for which they were renowned. It descended in the family of Christian Dorflinger.

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Provenance

Title: Pitcher
Maker: Dorflinger Glass Works (1865–1881)
Date: 1890
Geography: Made in White Mills, Pennsylvania, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Cut blown glass
Dimensions: Dimensions unavailable
Credit Line: Gift of Katheryn Hait Dorflinger Manchee, 1974
Object Number: 1974.364.4
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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