Mug
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureBohemian
Dateca. 1850
MediumNon-lead glass | Cut glass | Engraved glass
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.3792
Not on view
DescriptionRuby stained tankard of non-lead formula glass; cut and engraved. "Capitol Washington" panel cut sides plain attached stained handle. Flat bottom.Exhibition History"New England Engraved Glass", Jones Gallery of Glass & Ceramics, Aug. 1-Dec. 19, 1984, especially the work of Louis Vaupel. Published ReferencesCatalogue of Toledo Museum of Art, N.E. GLASS CO., p. 51, no. 68 similar. "Glasses with American Views", JOURNAL OF GLASS STUDIES, Vol. XIX (Corning Museum of Glass, 1977), pp. 134-146 (ours most like Ford's No. 6). Jane Shadel Spillman, "Glasses with American Views", JOURNAL OF GLASS STUDIES, Vol. 22 (Corning Museum of Glass, 1980), pp. 78-81, Figs. 7 a-b. Jane Shadel Spillman, "Glasses engraved with American views", THE MAGAZINE ANTIQUES (July 1994), Pls. VIIIa and b, p. 82 (color); p. 83.
