RC 105
Object Name5 Glasses in "RC 105" Pattern
Manufacturerpossibly
J. Hoare & Company
(1868-1920)
Manufacturerpossibly
H. P. Sinclaire and Company
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1912
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning
TechniqueBlown, cut, engraved
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number93.4.71
Credit LineGift of Thurman Pierce
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description5 Glasses in "RC 105" Pattern. Lead glass; blown, cut, engraved. (A) Cup-shaped bowl cut into ten vertical panels and decorated with polished engraving of daily-like and rose-like flowers, applied heavy cylindrical stem and flat circular foot, both engraved with matching flowers, foot is cut in eight panels and engraved underneath and acid-stamped "HOARE" on top surface. (B) Colorless wine cut and engraved like (A), stamped "SINCLAIRE" on foot. (C) Like (B) but cased with an aqua glass on the lower part of bowl and engraved through the color. (D) Like (C) but cased with yellow-green. (E) Like (A) and (B).Provenance
Source
Thurman Pierce
- 1993-09-21
When Mrs. Sinclaire sold her collection, Thurman Pierce bought about half of the set. He gave what he had left to C.M.G. (odd numbers suggest some breakage) and C.M.G. placed the glasses at the Wheaton Museum, the Chrysler Museum and the Jones Museum.
When Mrs. Sinclaire sold her collection, Thurman Pierce bought about half of the set. He gave what he had left to C.M.G. (odd numbers suggest some breakage) and C.M.G. placed the glasses at the Wheaton Museum, the Chrysler Museum and the Jones Museum.
Former Collection
Estelle Sinclaire Farrar
(American, 1919-2001)
Mrs. Farrar purchased these glasses which were part of a set in the original case marked by J. E. Caldwell, the Philadelphia jeweler. She bought it from the family of the original owner and it had ninety-three glasses. When Mrs. Sinclaire sold her collection, Thurman Pierce bought about half of the set.
Mrs. Farrar purchased these glasses which were part of a set in the original case marked by J. E. Caldwell, the Philadelphia jeweler. She bought it from the family of the original owner and it had ninety-three glasses. When Mrs. Sinclaire sold her collection, Thurman Pierce bought about half of the set.
