Object Number 1955.0004

Object Name

Glass (for drinking) (Tumbler or beaker)

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. E. du Pont Irving

Creator (Role)

Bakewell, Page & Bakewells (Maker)
1808-1882

Place of Origin

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

Date

1821-1821

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; On side, under swags; Wheel-engraved "VB" cipher

Materials

Glass (lead)

Techniques

Wheel-engraved, Blown, Cut

Dimensions (inches)

3.465 (H) , 3.15 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

8.8 (H) , 8 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 2004 Artistry and Innovation in Pittsburgh Glass, 1808-1882: from Bakewell & Ensell to Bakewell, Pears & Co.
• Published: p. 47, no. 20 and pp. 120-21, no. 20, Bakewell, Page & Bakewell, 1821 made for Victorine dyPont Bauduy.
[Article] Mills, Mary Cheek. 1997 "The Cooperative Venture of the Union Glass Works, Kensington, Pennsylvania, 1826-1842,". Journal of Glass Studies. 39: 93-140.
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[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Published: cat. no. 60, pp. 107-8.
[Book] Innes, Lowell. 1976 Pittsburgh glass, 1797-1891 : A History and Guide for Collectors. 522.
• Published: figs. 69-71, pp. 120-21
[Article] Schmiegel, Karol A. 02//1979 Tokens of Friendship. Antiques. 115 (2): 367-369.
• Published: figs. 2-3, p. 369
[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. 1980 In praise of America : American decorative arts, 1650-1830; fifty years of discovery since the 1929 Girl Scouts loan exhibition.
• Published: no. 176, p. 155