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Goblet

Goblet

Manufacturer: Possibly Fort Pitt Glass Works (American)
Date: 1855-1870; possibly 1920s
Dimensions:
H: 15.3 cm (6 1/32 in.); Rim Diam: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.); Base Diam: 8.2 cm (3 7/32 in.)
Medium: Opalescent lead glass.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth
Object number: 1965.24
DescriptionEntire goblet pressed upright in a female mold of three vertical sections bearing the so-called colonial pattern, with a slightly domed base plate that formed the underside of the foot, with a cap ring that probably formed the top of the rim, by a plain male plunger. The moldmarks extend from the lower edge of the foot to the rim. Rim heavily fire-polished. Polished pontil mark in center of slightly domed foot. Shear mark on interior of bowl.
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