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Glass (for drinking) (Tumbler or beaker)
1860-1880
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Probably Midwest; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass
Museum Object Number
1965.2914.001
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.2914.001
Object Name
Glass (for drinking) (Tumbler or beaker)
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Probably Midwest; United States; North America
Date
1860-1880
Materials
- Glass
Techniques
- Pressed
Dimensions (inches)
2.5 (H) x 2.205 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.35 (H) x 5.6 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: McKearin, George S. & McKearin, Helen. 1989 American Glass.
• Tumblers of similar type: nos. 17- 20, pl. 209Book: Spillman, Jane Shadel. 1981 American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass.
• Related tumbler: no. 952, p. 243 "were probably made in nearly every Midwestern glasshouse"Catalogue: Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates (auction catalogue).
• Generally similar form tumblers in several colors: May 22, 2010, lots 132-137, probably Pittsburgh or New England, 1850-75