tumbler
Object NameTumbler
Made Fromglass, glass enamel
Dateabout 1939
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquemachine-blown into a mold,silk-screened decoration
SizeH: 12.1 cm, D: 6.8 cm
Accession Number92.4.154
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass, opaque dark blue and opaque red enamel; machine-blown into a mold, silk-screened decoration. Straight-sided tumbler with walls tapering in slightly towards base, folded-over (?) fire-polished rim; walls decorated with two identical blue stylized renderings of the theme structures (Trylon and Perisphere) under a blue sky filled with fireworks; red block capital letters encircle the base: "OFFICIAL SOUVENIR*NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939*"; flat, slightly thickened base, no pontil; screened near base edge: "copyright sign (c within a circle) NYWF 1939".Provenance
Source
Jill Thomas-Clark
- 1992-08-20
