tumbler

Object NameTumbler

Made FromGlass, gold

Date1775-1799

Place MadeUnited States, probably PA, Philadelphia; United States, probably MD, Baltimore

TechniqueFree blown, gilded

SizeOverall H: 15.1 cm; Rim Diam: 11.4 cm; Base Diam: 7.3 cm

Accession Number55.4.180

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

On ViewAmerican Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

The people who ordered these glasses must have been prosperous. They could afford a specially inscribed piece. Unfortunately, the names are quite common. We do not know who ordered the tumblers.

Physical DescriptionTumbler. Clear glass with few bubbles; free blown and gilded; body with sides tapering downwards, slightly concave base with rough pontil mark; on upper body a wide golden ribbon with ends loosely scrolled, outlined in dark blue and bearing the name "Mary Russel", below the ribbon an eight-petaled blossom, gilded rim outlined in blue.
Provenance

Source McKearin Antiques - 1955-11-12

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