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

Goblet

Manufacturer Adams & Company (American, ca. 1861 - 1891)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1879-1880

MediumPressed glass

DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Base: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.4832

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 117, Study Gallery Case 4, Section 1 Sh4

DescriptionGoblet in "Opera" pattern, commonly called Actress. Pressed colorless glass with acid-frosted stem & foot. Full-face bust on one side marked "YOUR LITTLE FRIEND LOTTA" and 3/4 view bust on other marked "KATE CLAXTON". Spoon-like shell decorations along mold seams. Lotta Crabtree (1847-1924) & Kate Claxton (1848-1924) were both in the same theatrical company.

Published ReferencesJ.S. Spillman, "Adams & Company, A Closer Look," GLASS CLUB BULLETIN, (Winter 1990/91), pp. 3-6. This pattern had been previously attributed to Riverside, Crystal or La Belle. Kamm, BOOK 4, pp. 5-6, ill. Revi, AMERICAN PRESSED GLASS, pp. 227-228, ill.