Object Number 1958.0009

Object Name

Glass (for drinking) (Tumbler or beaker)

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

John Frederick Amelung (Probable maker)
06/26/1741-11/21/1798

Place of Origin

Frederick, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1788

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Within engraved frame; Wheel-engraved "J.F.C.H./1788"

Materials

Glass (nonlead)

Techniques

Blown, Wheel-engraved

Dimensions (inches)

3.62 (H) , 2.93 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.21 (H) , 7.46 (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. 47, p. 98
[Article] Lanmon, Dwight P. & Palmer, Arlene. 1976 "The New Bremen Glassmanufactory of John Frederick Amelung". Journal of American Glass Studies. 18
• Published: pp. 54-55. For the Amelung "alphabet," see pp. 45, 76-77.