Creamer
Unknown Artist
1850–70
Medium
Pressed glass
Dimensions
H. 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm)
Classification
Cream pot
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Emily Winthrop Miles, 1946
Accession Number
46.140.802
Art Historical Context
Nestled in The American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this delicate creamer exemplifies mid-19th-century American in everyday elegance. Crafted from pressed glass between 1850 and 1870, it stands at a modest 6 1/16 inches tall, perfect for serving cream in tea or coffee services during family gatherings or formal dinners. Donated in 1946 by Mrs. Emily Winthrop Miles, invites us to glimpse the refined tastes of Victorian-era households. Pressed glass, a hallmark of America's Industrial Revolution, revolutionized tableware production. Invented in the 1820s, the technique involved pres...