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On Display: House - du Pont Dining Room
Glass (for drinking) (Goblet)
1855-1885
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
France; Europe
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1964.1592.010
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.1592.010
Object Name
Glass (for drinking) (Goblet)
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
France; Europe
Origin Notes
Previously catalogued as maker possibly Sweeney, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1820-50.
The plain, recessed rim is a feature typical of Continental glass and the shapes relate closely to glass made by the Saint-Louis factory in Lorraine in the 1860s.
Date
1855-1885
Subject(s)
- Society of Cincinnati
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Wheel-engraved
- Cut
- Blown
Dimensions (inches)
6.811 (H) x 3.278 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
17.3 (H) x 8.325 (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. 35, p. 84 (1964.1592.1 pictured). Accession number is misprinted in catalogue entry.