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Creamer from New Zealand, 20th century A decorated silver creampot, circa 1800, by Paul Revere, Worcester Art Museum. A creamer is a small pitcher or jug designed for holding cream or milk to be served with tea or coffee in the Western tradition.
Milk glass is an opaque or translucent, milk white or colored glass that can be blown or pressed into a wide variety of shapes. First made in Venice in the 16th century, colors include blue, pink, yellow, brown, black, and white.
The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) is a museum and library of Czech and Slovak history and culture located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the United States. Established in 1974, the museum and library moved to its present site in 1983. The museum and library was severely affected by the Iowa flood of 2008. In 2012, rebuilding and ...
Milk glass pieces can range in value from $15-$25 for a small milk glass vase to hundreds of dollars for a large punchbowl set with matching cups in a highly decorative pattern in excellent condition.
A substantial turn towards the use of colored glass, however, come after 1908, when Loe Moser took up the position of technical director. He experimented with melting copper colored ruby red glass, and in 1915 showcased the first collection of thick-walled heavy monochrome vases with regular facet cuts at the Modern Czech Glass exhibition in ...
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In the 1940s, the Brainards phased out the high-quality hand-decorated glass and began to produce primarily milk glass. In 1980, the Brainards sold the company to St. Louis, Missouri businessman David Grossman, who had no prior experience running a large glass-manufacturing company. The company went out of business in 1984 and was sold for ...
In American English, a pitcher is a container with a spout used for storing and pouring liquids. In English-speaking countries outside North America , a jug is any container with a handle and a mouth and spout for liquid – American "pitchers" will be called jugs elsewhere.