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Glass (for drinking) (Goblet)
1865-1885
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1959.3061
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.3061
Object Name
Glass (for drinking) (Goblet)
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Pennsylvania "attribution is plausible. Given the decoration, a Pennsylvania origin has been assumed, but newspaper advertisements prove that New York, New England, and Midwest glassware was sold in Pennsylvania." Palmer, p. 83.
Date
1865-1885
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior of bowl
Inscription: Wheel-engraved coat of arms of Pennsylvania, within a banner, "VIRTUE LIBERTY /AND/ INDEPENDENCE
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Armorial device
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Blown
- Wheel-engraved
Dimensions (inches)
4.807 (H) x 3.819 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.21 (H) x 9.7 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Diam of foot: 3.44"
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. 33, p. 83.Book: McKearin, Helen & McKearin, George S. 1950 Two hundred years of American blown glass.
• Published: pl. 67, pp. 254-255.Book: McKearin, George S. & McKearin, Helen. 1989 American Glass.
• Published: pl. 48, no. 6.