New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Musical Glass

Manufacturer Unknown

Artist Francis Hopkinson Smith (American, 1797 - 1872)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1825-1833

MediumBlown glass

DimensionsOverall: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)

InscribedApplied decal gold "D", on black, badly worn, & script engraved "D" on bottom of bowl.

Credit LineGift of Mrs. C. Frederic Lyman in memory of Mrs. John Tabb.

Object number78.395U

Not on view

DescriptionMusical glass. Part of a harmonicon set. Of clear blown glass. Ovoid shape with a 1" long solid applied peg. Applied decal gold "D", on black, badly worn, & script engraved "D" on bottom of bowl. Twenty-one in a set of 24 of various sizes installed in spindle enclosed in a table.

Published ReferencesKenneth Wilson, MUSICAL GLASSES, pp. 478-479 & fig. 2. ANTIQUES magazine, May 1961.