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wine glass

Object NameWineglass

Engraver H. F. Louis Vaupel (American, 1824-1903)

Manufacturer New England Glass Company (1818-1878)

Made FromLead Glass

Date1867-1875

Place MadeUnited States, MA, Cambridge

TechniqueBlown, tooled, applied, cut, engraved

SizeOverall H: 12.7 cm; Rim Diam: 7 cm; Foot Diam: 6.6 cm

Accession Number96.4.69

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

Louis Vaupel was the chief engraver at the New England Glass Company from shortly after his arrival there in 1851 until the company closed in 1888. He seems to have created the coat-of-arms, which is also found on a goblet now in the collection of the St. Louis Art Museum. The feathered figures perhaps represent Indians and may have some reference to the Odd Fellows as Vaupel was very active in the Cambridge lodge.

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, tooled, applied, cut, engraved. Bucket shaped bowl, copper-wheel engraved on one side with monogram "LV" within a circular frame of dots and on the other with a coat of arms having four quarterings on a shield surmounted by a helmet and mantling, upper left is a male figure wearing feathers on his head, upper right a peacock, lower left another peacock and lower right another male with feathers; applied 6-sided stem, applied circular foot with star cut on underside.
Provenance

Source Woody Auction - 1996-05-30

Former Collection Carl U. Fauster