Ruth, the Gleaner
Manufacturer
Gillinder & Sons
(American, 1867 - 1930)
ArtistAfter
Randolph Rogers
(American, 1825-1892)
CultureAmerican
Date1876
MediumPressed glass and acid-etched
DimensionsHeight: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Base: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Base: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Inscribed“GILLINDER & SONS CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION”
Credit LineGift of Crawford Alexander Mann III
Object number2018.10
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a pressed glass, acid -etched figurine of a young woman kneeling, holding a sheath of wheat. The shape and form are taken from Randolph Rogers marble sculpture, Ruth Gleaning.Exhibition History"Clear as Crystal: Colorless Glass from the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 19, 2020 - July 11, 2021.
W. L. Libbey & Son, New England Glass Works
Lemonade Glass (Etched With "The Departure Of Briseis From The Tent Of Achilles" After John Flaxman)
1884
early 20th century
early 20th century
early 20th century