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Object NameTumbler
Maker John Frederick Amelung
Manufacturer New Bremen Glass Manufactory
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1790-1795
Place MadeUnited States, MD, Frederick
TechniqueBlown, engraved
SizeOverall H: 20 cm; Rim Diam: 15 cm
Accession Number55.4.281
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Masterpieces of American Glass
Independence Pursued: 17th and 18th c. American Glass: Amelung
East Side Winter Antiques Show
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Interpretive Notes
This glass bears the initials of Metha's husband, George Repold. He was a Baltimore merchant who did business with the Amelung factory.
Physical DescriptionTumbler. Clear glass with dark grey tinge and few minute bubbles; wear marks at base; free blown and engraved; straight sided body tapering downwards, base with rough pontil mark; on body a large medallion formed by leaf scrolls and floral, barley and wheat sprays, enclosing the initials in script: "G.M.R." (for George and Metha Repold), on reverse a vignette depicting a Maryland farmhouse facing a tall tree flanked by shrubbery, and in foreground three domestic fowls below, two in flight.
Provenance
Source McKearin Antiques - 1955-11-12

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