Sugar Bowl
Bakewell's Glass Works
1820–35
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
19.1 × 11.1 × 11.4 cm (7 1/2 × 4 3/8 × 4 1/2 in.)
Classification
sugar bowl
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
217552
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Several characteristics of this sugar bowl—the distinctive floral decoration, molded panels, and pear shape—position it within an important group of early Pittsburgh glass that has been traditionally attributed to the Bakewell factory, a Pittsburgh firm known for high-quality flint glass that competed with English and French imports. As an alternative to French-style glass, Bakewell made objects like this sugar bowl with floral engraved decoration (here, a daisy and three-leaf pattern) combined ...