New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Mixing glass | Tavern tumbler

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1820-1830

MediumBlown glass | Flint glass

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Base: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Miss Mary Land Leigh

Object number58.25.2

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DescriptionMixing glass/tavern tumbler of free blown, colorless flint glass. Tapers to a thick projecting foot. Rough pontil mark. This was called a mixing vessel on the old Norfolk card and numerous scratches on the inside attest to this use, but it may have been a tavern tumbler, and collectors now call these firing glasses.

Published ReferencesWilson, NEW ENGLAND GLASS, pg. 240-241, fig. 200. McKearin, AMERICAN GLASS, pl. 115, fig. 2.