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Glass (for drinking) (Tumbler or beaker)
1825-1840
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1987.0121
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Nellie B. Kelly in memory of Hugh Williamson Kelly
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Object Number
1987.0121
Object Name
Glass (for drinking) (Tumbler or beaker)
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Probable origin. Previous cataloguer identified this as prob. made by Boston and Sandwich or New England Glass Cos.
Date
1825-1840
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Mold-blown
Dimensions (inches)
3.593 (H) x 3.031 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
9.125 (H) x 7.7 (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. 58, p. 106Article: Mills, Mary Cheek. 1997 "The Cooperative Venture of the Union Glass Works, Kensington, Pennsylvania, 1826-1842,". Journal of Glass Studies. 39: 93-140.
Book: Wilson, Kenneth. 1972 New England Glass and Glassmaking.
• Discussed: p. 271.