Art Institute of Chicago
Pickle jar
Possibly Bulltown Glass Works
- Date
- 1850–70
- Medium
- Mold-blown glass
- Culture
- Crowleytown
- Department
- Arts of the Americas
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
From about 1830 to 1860, design elements found in the Gothic cathedrals of Northern Europe—especially pointed arched windows with ornamental stonework—were adapted for use in the country house architecture and furnishing of members of America’s elite. The popularity of the Gothic Revival style extended to the design of humble wares, among them this pickle jar. With Gothic-style arches on each side, the jar is evidence of the interest of the middle class in a high style of the period.
The authoritative record is held by Art Institute of Chicago. LinkedCulture surfaces this object and its connections; it does not alter institutional metadata.
Linked open data
Authority identifiers that link this record into the wider web of cultural data — stable references you can follow to the source.
- Object type
- AAT300386226
Related across collections
Semantically similar works from Art Institute of Chicago and other institutions.
Jar
Art Institute of Chicago
Mycenaean Piriform Vase
Getty Museum
Jar
Art Institute of Chicago
Jar
Art Institute of Chicago
Jar
Art Institute of Chicago
Double-Handled Jar
Art Institute of Chicago
Covered Jar with Horn Handle
Cleveland Museum of Art
Jar
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Preserve Jar
Art Institute of Chicago
Jar
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art
Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art