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Glass (for drinking) (Tumbler or beaker)
John Frederick Amelung
1788
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Frederick Amelung (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Maryland; Frederick; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Museum Object Number
1958.0009
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1958.0009
Object Name
Glass (for drinking) (Tumbler or beaker)
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
John Frederick Amelung (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Maryland; Frederick; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1788
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Within engraved frame
Inscription: Wheel-engraved "J.F.C.H./1788"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Techniques
- Blown
- Wheel-engraved
Dimensions (inches)
3.62 (H) x 2.93 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
9.21 (H) x 7.46 (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. 47, p. 98Article: Lanmon, Dwight P. & Palmer, Arlene. 1976 "The New Bremen Glassmanufactory of John Frederick Amelung". Journal of American Glass Studies. 18
• Published: pp. 54-55. For the Amelung "alphabet," see pp. 45, 76-77.