Glass (for drinking) (Wineglass)

Description

This wineglass, from a rare surviving set, 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. Although they differ in detail, several wineglasses in the catalogue share similarities of form, cut and engraved decoration to the glass example, shown here.