Glass (for drinking) (Tumbler or beaker)

Museum Object Number 1977.0165.002

Object Name

Glass (for drinking) (Tumbler or beaker)

Title

GIRARDS BANK / in Philadelphia

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. George R. Clark

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

1830-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

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

Subjects

American market (Bohemia manufacture)

Materials

Glass (nonlead)

Techniques

Wheel-engraved, Cut, Blown

Dimensions (inches)

4.38 (H) , 3.189 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.125 (H) , 8.1 (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. 67, pp. 112-113.
[Article] Hummel, Charles F. & Smith, James Morton. 1978 The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. Antiques. 93 (6): 1282.
• Published: p. 1282.
[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
[Article] Spillman, Jane Shadel. 1977 Glasses with American Views. Journal of Glass Studies. 19
• Information on "Glasses with Views of Philadelphia" and illustrations of similar objects.
[Book] von Saldern, Axel. 1995 Glas: Antikw bis Jugenstil Die Sammlung im Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg.
• Vase with similarly executed architectural view, Bohemia or Hamburg d. 1863: pl. 280, p. 230