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Glass (for drinking) (Wineglass)
1760-1770
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Possibly Norway; Europe
Materials
- Glass (nonlead or lowlead)
Museum Object Number
2004.0063.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Richard and Pamela Mones
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Object Number
2004.0063.001
Object Name
Glass (for drinking) (Wineglass)
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Possibly Norway; Europe
Date
1760-1770
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: On bowl
Inscription: Wheel-engraved inscription "Prosperity to the St Agnetta / Robt Lockey Commder."
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Maritime
Materials
- Glass (nonlead or lowlead)
Techniques
- Blown
- Wheel-engraved
Dimensions (inches)
6.5 (H)
Dimensions (centimeters)
16.6 (H)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Polak, Ada Buch. 1969 "The 'IP Olufsen Weyse' Illustrated Price-List of 18th-Century Norwegian Glass". Journal of Glass Studies. 11
• See no. 421 on page 369 for a somewhat crudely drawn version of this glass, one of eight variations titled "Perlkekelchen Spits Vand."Catalogue: Sotheby's (auction catalogue).
• Possibly sold as part of a pair: Sotheby's London (Hammersmith Road), June 29, 2004, lot 221, misidentified as possibly by Amelung. (See printout in Registrars' file.)Article: Spillman, Jane Shadel. 12//1998 "Glasses with American Ships. Glass Club Bulletin of the National American Glass Club. (No. 157): 3-5.
• German(?) wineglass with similar style script and filler ornament plus (not on Winterthur) a ship: pp. 3-4, figs. 1-4, 1753-60, inscribed "Success to the St. Andrew/of New York/Capt. Robert Donaldson." St. Andrew was built in 1752. Gives further info.