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Glass (for drinking) (Goblet or pokal)
John Frederick Amelung
1791-1793
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Frederick Amelung (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Frederick; Maryland; Frederick; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Museum Object Number
1959.0047 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0047 A, B
Object Name
Glass (for drinking) (Goblet or pokal)
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
John Frederick Amelung (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Frederick; Maryland; Frederick; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1791-1793
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: In engraved wreath
Inscription: Wheel-engraved script "G. J. Schley"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Techniques
- Blown
- Wheel-engraved
Dimensions (inches)
11.875 (H) x 4.625 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
30.163 (H) x 11.748 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Diam (foot): 4 7/8".
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. 16, p. 70. See extensive bibliography for other places this object was published.Book: McKearin, George S. & McKearin, Helen. 1989 American Glass.
• Published: pl. 36, no. 3Book: McKearin, Helen & McKearin, George S. 1950 Two hundred years of American blown glass.
• Published: frontispieceArticle: Montgomery, Florence. 1959 "An Amelung Sugar Bowl". Journal of Glass Studies. 1: 89-93.
• Published: fig. 5, p. 92Article: McKearin, George S. 1950 This is How it Happened. Antiques. 58 (4): 290-293.
• Published: p. 290-293Article: Naeve, Milo M. 1964 "The Schley Goblet". Winterthur Portfolio. 1
• Published: p. 121Article: Lanmon, Dwight P. & Palmer, Arlene. 1976 "The New Bremen Glassmanufactory of John Frederick Amelung". Journal of American Glass Studies. 18
• Published: pp. 84-85Book: Weiss, Gustav & Seligman, Janet. 1971 The Book of Glass.
• Published: p. 235Book: Richman, Irwin. 2001 Pennsylvania German Arts: More than Hearts, Parrots, and Tulips.
• Published: p. 108Article: Palmer, Arlene. 1979 Glassmakers of Early America, in Quimby, Ian M. G. 1979. The Craftsmen in Early America. 159- 189.
• Published: fig. 8Article: Ackermann, Daniel Kurt. 07//2012 Our Spirited Ancestors: The Decorative Art of Drinking in the Early South. Antiques and Fine Art. XII (1): 156-163.
• Very similar Amelung example, inscribed "F. Marshall" for Frederick William Marshall: p. 161, fig. 9. Brought to him in Salem, NC, when daughter and granddaughter moved there in 1792.