//
For internal use only
On Display: House - Empire Hall
Glass (for drinking) (Tumbler or beaker)
GIRARDS BANK / in Philadelphia
Cephas G. Childs, George Strickland
1830-1840
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Cephas G. Childs (Engraver and publisher)
Place of Origin
Bohemia; Czech Republic; Europe
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Museum Object Number
1977.0165.002
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. George R. Clark
Share Object
Complete Details
Object Number
1977.0165.002
Object Name
Glass (for drinking) (Tumbler or beaker)
Title
GIRARDS BANK / in Philadelphia
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
Cephas G. Childs (Engraver and publisher); George Strickland (Artist)
Place of Origin
Bohemia; Czech Republic; Europe
Origin Notes
Probable origin of tumbler.
Secondary Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Possibly engraved in Philadelphia.
Date
1830-1840
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Within crosshatched frame
Inscription: Wheel-engraved, "GIRARDS BANK / in Philadelphia"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- American market (Bohemia manufacture)
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Techniques
- Wheel-engraved
- Cut
- Blown
Dimensions (inches)
4.38 (H) x 3.189 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
11.125 (H) x 8.1 (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. 67, pp. 112-113.Article: Hummel, Charles F. & Smith, James Morton. 1978 The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. Antiques. 93 (6): 1282.
• Published: p. 1282.Article: Spillman, Jane Shadel. 07//1994 Glasses Engraved With American Views. Antiques. 80- 85.
• Two tumblers in very similar style with "SEDGELEY PARK/in Philadelphia" and "WIDOWS AND ORPHANS ASYLUM/in Philadelphia": p. 78, pls. I-II, 1830-35Article: Spillman, Jane Shadel. 1977 Glasses with American Views. Journal of Glass Studies. 19
• Information on "Glasses with Views of Philadelphia" and illustrations of similar objects.Book: von Saldern, Axel. 1995 Glas: Antikw bis Jugenstil Die Sammlung im Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg.
• Vase with similarly executed architectural view, Bohemia or Hamburg d. 1863: pl. 280, p. 230