Syrup Pitcher, 1865-1870
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Nineteenth-century Americans who could not afford refined white sugar found a sweet alternative with molasses or maple syrup. Syrup jugs or pitchers with their dripless metal pouring spouts held the slow-pouring, sugary liquid. These pressed or mold-blown glass containers became a common fixture on many middle-class Victorian Americans' tables.
Nineteenth-century Americans who could not afford refined white sugar found a sweet alternative with molasses or maple syrup. Syrup jugs or pitchers with their dripless metal pouring spouts held the slow-pouring, sugary liquid. These pressed or mold-blown glass containers became a common fixture on many middle-class Victorian Americans' tables.
Artifact
Pitcher (Vessel)
Date Made
1865-1870
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass
Object ID
30.1191.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Pressed glass
Pewter (Tin alloy)
Color
Cobalt blue (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 6.75 in
Length: 4.5 in
Diameter: 3.75 in
Weight: 13.1 oz
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