Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2013.

Burmese Tankard with Enamel Landscape

Manufacturer Mount Washington Glass Co. (American, 1837 - 1900)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1885-1890

MediumBlown glass

DimensionsOverall: 9 in. (22.9 cm)

Inscribed"A region of repose it seems, / A place of slumber and of dreams." --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Credit LineGift of Rebecca W. Hitt in honor of James and Becky Summar

Object number2001.24.2

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-6, Case 39

DescriptionThis is a burmese tankard pitcher inscribed with two lines from a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "A region of repose it seems, / A place of slumber and of dreams."

Label TextMt. Washington Glass Company New Bedford, Massachusetts Burmese Tankard with Enamel Landscape, ca. 1885-90 Blown and enameled glass Gift of Rebecca W. Hitt in honor of James and Becky Summar 2001.24.2 The inscription on this pitcher quotes Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, The Wayside Inn. ProvenanceGift of Rebecca W. Hitt in honor of James and Becky Summar to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 2001.