Glass
Bakewell, Page & Bakewells (Probable maker)
Christian Gobrecht (Design inspiration modeler)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1826-1845
Glass (lead); Glass (sulphide); Brass
Pressed
1969.1965
Object Number1969.1965 |
Door knob
Glass
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Bakewell, Page & Bakewells (Probable maker)
1808-1882
Christian Gobrecht (Design inspiration modeler)
1785-1844
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1826-1845
1. Signature; On shoulder; In relief "GOBRECHT".
Benjamin Franklin
Glass (lead); Glass (sulphide); Brass
Pressed
5.827 (L) , 2.008 (Diam)
14.8 (L) , 5.1 (Diam)
This colorless lead glass furniture knob is attached to a brass cap with a long metal pin. Embedded in the glass is a white sulphide portrait of Benjamin Franklin signed "GOBRECHT," in raised letters, on the shoulder. The signature refers to Christian Gobrecht (b. 1785 - d. 1844), the third chief engraver of the United States Mint (1840-44).
[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 2004 Artistry and Innovation in Pittsburgh Glass, 1808-1882: from Bakewell & Ensell to Bakewell, Pears & Co.
• Published: p. 61, Bakewell, Page & Bakewell, 1826-45
[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Published: no. 416, p. 398
[Article] Palmer, Arlene. 1979 American Heroes in Glass: The Bakewell Sulphide Portraits. American Art Journal. 11 (January)
• Published: fig. 21, p. 21
[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 2004 Artistry and Innovation in Pittsburgh Glass, 1808-1882: from Bakewell & Ensell to Bakewell, Pears & Co.
• Apsley Pellatt, Falcon Works, London ice plate with head of Franklin sulphide: p. 55, c. 1825