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Glass (for drinking) (Firing glass)
1785-1805
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1987.0125
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Nellie B. Kelly in memory of Hugh Williamson Kelly
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Object Number
1987.0125
Object Name
Glass (for drinking) (Firing glass)
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Origin also possibly Ireland.
Date
1785-1805
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior wall of bowl
Inscription: Lodge number "761" is wheel engraved
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Masonic imagery
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Blown
- Wheel-engraved
Dimensions (inches)
4.331 (H) x 2.833 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
11 (H) x 7.195 (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: p. 67, no. 12, Ireland or England, c. 1795Book: Bickerton, L. M. 1986 Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses: An Illustrated Guide. 431.
• Firing glass with similar engraving: no. 1,007, p. 312