Glass (for drinking) (Tumbler or beaker)

Museum Object Number 1976.0007

Object Name

Glass (for drinking) (Tumbler or beaker)

Title

UNIVERSITY/ in Philadelphia

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Claneil Foundation

Creator (Role)

Cephas G. Childs (Engraver and publisher)

George Strickland (Artist)

Date of Birth

1793

Date of Death

1871

Place of Origin

Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Origin Notes

Probable origin of tumbler.

Secondary Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Possibly engraved In Philadelphia.

Date

1830-1835

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Within crosshatched frame; Wheel-engraved, "UNIVERSITY / in Philadelphia"

Subjects

American market (Bohemia manufacture)

Materials

Glass (nonlead)

Techniques

Wheel-engraved, Cut, Blown

Dimensions (inches)

4.449 (H) , 3.179 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.3 (H) , 8.075 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Published: no. 68, p. 112-113.
[Article] Spillman, Jane Shadel. 1977 Glasses with American Views. Journal of Glass Studies. 19
• Published: fig. 5, p. 135.
[Article] Spillman, Jane Shadel. 07//1994 Glasses Engraved With American Views. Antiques. 80- 85.
• Two tumblers in very similar style with "SEDGELEY PARK/in Philadelphia" and "WIDOWS AND ORPHANS ASYLUM/in Philadelphia": p. 78, pls. I-II, 1830-35