Glass (for drinking) (Firing glass)

Description

This so-called firing glass has much in common with examples illustrated in Winterthur's so-called Gardiner's Island Glass Catalogue (71x206.1, Downs collection, Winterthur Library). The 1790-1825 Bohemian glass trade catalog is signed by Johannes Schiefner of Parchen in Bohemia. It once belonged to the Gardiner family of Gardiner's Island, New York, and documents some forms of imported glass which were available in Federal America. Catalog numbers 75 and 77 illustrate examples which resemble the glass version in overall profile and engraved ornament. The catalogue glasses, however, have solid stems.