Manufacturer

Unidentified maker

Material

glass

Dimensions

Overall: 1 3/4 × 15 1/2 in. (4.4 × 39.4 cm)

Creation Date

circa 1842

Description

Blown dark amber glass rolling pin with tooled knob handles at either end; central shaft covered in engraved decoration in four horizontal registers, consisting of stippled farm, nautical, and love imagery and phrases, including "Speed the Plough," "Thou God Seest Me," and an image of the iron bridge at Sunderland

Marks/Inscription

engraved: on shaft: "MICHELL SMITH'S / LEAP SEPTEMBER 15TH / 1842 / MRS. MACKRELL/ANN / SPEED THE PLOUGH / THOU GOD SEEST ME"

Provenance

Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Anderson Galleries, New York, William Bell Chambers sale, 1925; The Folk Art Collection of Elie and Viola Nadelman, Riverdale, NY

Kitchen Artifact ID

1937.1484