tumbler
Object NameTumbler with Ceramic Portrait of Washington
Manufacturer
Bakewell, Page & Bakewell
(September 1, 1813-1814; December 19, 1815-1819; 1820-1827)
Made FromGlass
Date1824-1825
Place MadeUnited States, PA, Pittsburgh
TechniqueFree blown, cut, engraved, encased sulphide
SizeOverall H: 8.5 cm; Rim Diam: 7.6 cm
Accession Number55.4.57
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Flowers Which Clothe the Meadows
Glassmaking: America's First Industry
The Cut and Engraved Glass of Corning, 1868-1940
Heads of State
Arts of the Federal Period
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Interpretive NotesChristian Gobrecht brought the manufacture of the enclosed ceramic portrait to this country from France. He was employed by the Bakewell firm to make the portraits. Samples were presented to Andrew Jackson and Dewitt Clinton, who had just pressed for the construction of the Erie Canal. During that year, Lafayette made his triumphal tour of the United States and visited the Bakewell glasshouse. No record survives to indicate whether he was presented with a tumbler with his portrait.
Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
- 1955-11-12
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