George Washington Bread Tray
Manufacturer
Gillinder & Sons
(American, 1867 - 1930)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1876
MediumPressed glass
DimensionsOverall, Rim: 8 1/2 x 12 in. (21.6 x 30.5 cm)
InscribedSee description.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Paul Brandwein
Object number78.362
Not on view
DescriptionBread tray of clear pressed glass. With a portrait bust of George Washington modeled from a Gilbert Stuart painting. Inscription above "First in War First in Peace" and below "First in the Hearts of his Countrymen" and handles marked "1776 Centennial 1876".Label TextGillinder & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania George Washington Bread Tray, ca. 1876 Pressed glass Inscribed: FIRST IN WAR / FIRST IN PEACE / FIRST IN THE HEARTS OF HIS COUNTRYMEN 1776 Centennial 1876 Gift of Mrs. Paul Brandwein 78.362 This Washington bread tray is one of three with identical borders that Gillinder produced for the Centennial. Alternative models contained images of Independence Hall (seen elsewhere in this case) and Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia.Exhibition History"First in the Hearts of His Countrymen: America Remembers George Washington 1732-1799," Chrysler Museum of Art, Nov. 23, 1999 - Summer 2001. Published ReferencesTracy, THE AMERICAN STORY RECORDED IN GLASS, no. 92, pg. 112.
ca. 1876
