Tiffany
Object NamePunch Bowl and 44 Cups in the "Tiffany" Pattern
Cutter
John S. Earl
(English, 1837-1912)
Gaffer
John Lofquist
(Swedish, 1874-1918)
Manufacturer(blanks)
Union Glass Company
(Somerville, MA, 1851-1927)
Retailer
Tiffany and Company
(1837-present)
Made FromLead Glass
Date1904
TechniqueBlown, cut, polished
Size(ab) Punchbowl H: 73.7 cm, Diam (max): 66 cm, Th: 2.5 cm; (1-44) Individual Cups H: 8.9 cm; Diam (max): 6.3 cm
Accession Number2017.4.12
Credit LinePurchased in part with funds from the Eastern Lakes Chapter of the American Cut Glass Association and the Twin Tiers Glass Collectors Group
Curatorial Area(s)
This is the largest American cut glass punch bowl in existence. Nearly 50 pounds of glass was cut away to create a 30-gallon-capacity showpiece. John S. Earl needed 210 days to cut it, and a system of pulleys was required to bear the weight of the massive blanks. Earl, who had worked for J. Hoare & Company in Corning for 12 years before opening his own shop in Brooklyn, used two blanks (the stand and the bowl are separate) made by John Lofquist and his 15-man team at the Union Glass Company.
The punch bowl was made for Tiffany and Company in 1904 and retailed for $3,000. Until recently, the bowl was thought to have been lost until it was discovered in the attic of the home of its original owner, William M. Wood, director of the American Woolen Company, a textile conglomerate.
United States, MA, Somerville (glass); United States, NY, Brooklyn (cutting); United States, NY, New York City (retailed)
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