1978.0043 Glass tumbler or beaker
  • 1978.0043 Glass tumbler or beaker
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Glass (for drinking) (Tumbler or beaker)

  • Title:

    Jenny Lind

  • Category:

    Glass

  • Creator (Role):

    Bakewell, Page & Bakewells (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Probably Pittsburgh, Probably Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1850-1855

  • Materials:

    Glass (lead); Glass (sulphide)

  • Techniques:

    Blown, Sulphide, Wheel-engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1978.0043


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Object Number

1978.0043

Object Name

Glass (for drinking) (Tumbler or beaker)

Title

Jenny Lind

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Bakewell, Page & Bakewells (Maker)
1808-1882

Place of Origin

Probably Pittsburgh, Probably Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

New England or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date

1850-1855

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Within hear-shaped reserve on one side; Engraved in script, "Jeny Lind"

Subjects

Jenny Lind; Theater; Music

Materials

Glass (lead); Glass (sulphide)

Techniques

Blown, Sulphide, Wheel-engraved

Dimensions (inches)

3.583 (H) , 3.195 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.1 (H) , 8.115 (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: p. 116, no. 71
[Article] Palmer, Arlene. 1979 American Heroes in Glass: The Bakewell Sulphide Portraits. American Art Journal. 11 (January)
Published: pp. 24-25, figs. 24-25