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cordial glass
cordial glass

cordial glass

Object NameSherry Glass
Manufacturer J. Hoare & Company (1868-1920)
Retailer Tiffany and Company (1837-present)
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1893-1900
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning
TechniqueBlown, cut, engraved
SizeOverall H: 10.8 cm; Rim Diam: 6.6 cm; Foot Diam: 5.8 cm
Accession Number88.4.17 F
Credit LineGift of M. H. Riviere
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionSherry glass. Colorless lead glass; blown, cut and engraved. Bell-shaped bowl with flaring rim, tooled knop below bowl, inverted baluster stem, flat foot; bowl of each piece is cut in panels and engraved with dolphins, a fountain and scroll, engraving is polished, rock-crystal style; knop and stem of each piece is paneled and engraved with flowers, top surface of foot is cut into panels and bottom surface has engraved flowers and polished pontil mark.
Provenance
Source Marilynn Himes Riviere - 1988-05-11
Purchased by the donor’s grandparents at the 1917 sale of Brady’s estate.
Former Collection James "Diamond Jim" Buchanan Brady - 1917
This may be Hoare's exhibition set, purchased by Brady at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, which he is known to have visited several times or in 1898 when he bought his house. The set was purchased by the donor’s grandparents at the 1917 sale of Brady’s estate.