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Glass (for drinking) (Wineglass or beer glass)
1667-1676
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Venice; Murano; Italy; Europe
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Museum Object Number
1975.0205
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Claneil Foundation
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Object Number
1975.0205
Object Name
Glass (for drinking) (Wineglass or beer glass)
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Venice; Murano; Italy; Europe
Origin Notes
Probable origin according to Arlene Palmer, see bibliography.
Date
1667-1676
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Base of foot
Inscription: Square red-bordered label with handwritten numbers: "15_/65/126".
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Techniques
- Blown
Dimensions (inches)
6.25 (H) x 3.56 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
15.875 (H) x 9.042 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Per Arlene Palmer publication.
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. 1, p. 59Article: Hummel, Charles F. & Smith, James Morton. 1978 The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. Antiques. 93 (6): 1282.
• Published: p.1282Catalogue: Sotheby Parke Bernet (Auction catalogue).
• Sold at auction: 07/14/1975, lot 316. "Fine English and Continental Glass"Book: Cotter, John & Hudson, J. Paul. 1957 New Discoveries at Jamestown: Site of First Successful English Settlement in AMerica.
• Similar form (overall) winegalss excavated at Jamestown, VA: p. 44,Book: Cotter, John. 1958 Archaeologicla Excavations at Jamestown Colonial National Historical Park and Jamestown National History Site, Virginia.
• Venetian wineglass with trumpet bowl excavated at Jamestown: p. 188, pl. 86, found under structure 35, a walk of Ambler Garden. Different stem.Book: Fairbanks, Jonathan L. & Trent, Robert F. 1982 New England Begins: The Seventeenth Century. II. 100-360.
• Very similar example, Venice late 17th century: p. 282, no. 276, with references to Venetian glass in AmericaBook: Lloyd, Ward. A Wine-Lover's Glasses: The A. C. Hubbard, Jr. Collection of Antique English Drinking Glasses and Bottles.
• Very similar glass: p. 27, pl 7 (left), "imported from Venice by the Glass Sellers Company in the 1660s and 1670s." John Greene association (See Notes).Article: Newby, Martine. 1999 "The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: Eckstein, Susman and Marshall - a collection of collections, in 1999. Glass Collectors and their Collections in Museums in Great Britain. 25-32.
• Very similar "Beer Glass": p. 26, fig. 4, noting it is of "type ordered by the London glass seller, John Green from Alessio Morelli in Venice."Web Site: E&H Manners Ceramics & Works of Art. 03//2021 A Beer Glass for the English Market. E&H Manners Ceramics & Works of Art 2021 https://www.rare-ceramics.com/stock/works-of-art/a-beer-glass-for-the-english-market/
• Very similar wineglass: c. 1667-1676, "from the Morelli workshop in Venice for John Greene in London."