Name/Title
Pitcher and tumbler set of the Gutleben family, c. 1900Entry/Object ID
2005.3.1Description
ACC. NO. 05.3.1 A, B, C
SUBJECT OR CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1900
OBJECT: PITCHER AND TUMBLERS
DESCRIPTION:
A. PITCHER.
CLEAR GLASS PITCHER WHICH APPEARS TO BE BLOWN IN A MOLD. PITCHER HAS A HAND-PAINTED CLEAR GLASS HANDLE. SPOUT AND OPENING ARE FLUTED AND ACCENTUATED IN GOLD. BULBOUS BODY OF PITCHER HAS A HAND-PAINTED ROSE IN PINK COLORS, WITH SHADED GREEN LEAVES. BACKGROUND IS ACCENTUATED IN GOLD.
B, C. TWO MATCHING TUMBLERS CONSIST OF CLEAR GLASS, WITH HAND-PAINTED ENAMELED DECORATION OF PINK-COLORED ROSEBUDS WITH LEAVES.
SIZE: A: H 10"; B: H 4."
HISTORY OF OBJECTS:
WATER PITCHER (OR LEMONADE SET) THAT BELONGED TO THE GUTLEBEN FAMILY WHO OCCUPIED A HOME AT 1622 FERNSIDE BOULEVARD, ALAMEDA FROM 1914 TO 2004.
DONOR:
MR CHESTER GUTLEBEN
CATALOGED: JANUARY 15, 2005
