Tumbler

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Tumbler

Place of OriginProbably Europe

Dateprobably 1790-1820; possibly later

Dimensions2 1/2 × 2 × 1 5/16 in. (6.3 × 5.1 × 3.4 cm)

Mediumcolorless non-lead glass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1917.229

Not on View

DescriptionBlown, probably in a mold for form, and finished by tooling. Rim sheared very irregularly. Very poor quality non-lead colorless glass with a decidedly greenish tinge, containing many bubbles. Thick, solid base contains an almost spherical bubble with a small cylindrical extension below that is open because a piece of the base was broken out when the pontil was detached. Rough, deep pontil mark.

Published ReferencesWilson, Kenneth M., American Glass, 1760-1930: The Toledo Museum of Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, [Lanham, Md.]: National Book Network [distributor], c1994; 2 v. (879 p.): ill. (some col.); 32 cm., 1994, p. 783, no. 1326.