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Glass (for drinking) (Rummer)
1785-1805
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Bohemia; Czech Republic; Europe
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Museum Object Number
1959.3065
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.3065
Object Name
Glass (for drinking) (Rummer)
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Bohemia; Czech Republic; Europe
Origin Notes
Origin also possibly Germany.
Secondary Place of Origin
United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Engraving was possibly added in the United States.
Date
1785-1805
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: In banner in eagle's mouth
Inscription: Wheel-engraved "E PLURIBUS UNUM"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- American market (Bohemia manufacture)
- American eagle
- Great Seal of US
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Techniques
- Wheel-engraved
- Blown
- Pressed
- Cut
Dimensions (inches)
5.375 (H) x 3.625 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
13.652 (H) x 9.207 (Diam)
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. 23, pp. 75-77Book: McKearin, Helen & McKearin, George S. 1950 Two hundred years of American blown glass.
• Published: pl. 67, no. 3