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

Tumbler

ManufacturerPossibly Bakewell, Pears, & Co. (American, 1808-1882)

CultureAmerican

Date1831

MediumBlown glass

DimensionsOverall: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number79.167.2

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-3, Case 18

DescriptionTumbler of clear blown glass. Multiple finger flutes from the bottom up 1.65"-1.75". Octagonal star cut bottom. Top half has an engraved shield enclosing "TN 1831" (Thomas Norton, Wheeling, WV). Opposite of this are two doves with wings spread on a pedestal with stylized flowers, bands of leaves and grapes between the two symbols. Three small nicks on flute edges.

Label TextThomas Norton Tumbler Midwestern United States Ca. 1831 Blown lead glass; engraved. Inscribed: in a shield T N/ 1831 Museum Purchase 79.167.2 This tumbler descended in the family of Thomas Norton, who lived in Wheeling, West Virginia from the late 1820s until about 1840. This tumbler is similar to some engraved in Pittsburgh, but could have been made in either city. Richard James, formerly an engraver in Pittsburgh, worked in Wheeling in the 1830s.Exhibition HistoryLoaned to Portland Museum of Art, Oct. 5, 1983-Aug. 21, 1985. Published ReferencesInnes, PITTSBURGH GLASS, fig. 76 & 71, pg. 125-128.