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Glass (for drinking) (Tumbler or beaker)
Bakewell, Page & Bakewells
1821-1821
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Bakewell, Page & Bakewells (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania; Allegheny; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1955.0004
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. E. du Pont Irving
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Object Number
1955.0004
Object Name
Glass (for drinking) (Tumbler or beaker)
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
Bakewell, Page & Bakewells (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania; Allegheny; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1821-1821
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: On side, under swags
Inscription: Wheel-engraved "VB" cipher
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Wheel-engraved
- Blown
- Cut
Dimensions (inches)
3.465 (H) x 3.15 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8.8 (H) x 8 (Diam)
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.
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. 120-21Article: Schmiegel, Karol A. 02//1979 Tokens of Friendship. Antiques. 115 (2): 367-369.
• Published: figs. 2-3, p. 369Book: 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