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Manufacturer Gillinder and Sons (American, 1861-1930)

Place of OriginUnited States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Date1876

Dimensions1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
4 × 5 5/16 in. (10.1 × 13.5 cm)

Mediumglass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1917.592

Not on View

DescriptionPressed, probably upside down, in a female mold of two horizontal sections for the upper part, in conjunction with a second mold, probably of one piece, in the lower part, by a male plunger bearing the representation of Memorial Hall, its name, and the dates. Acid etched to produce the matte finish. Colorless glass.

Published ReferencesGillinder, James, "American Glass Interests," in Chauncey M. Depew, ed., One Hundred Years of American Commerce, New York, editor, 1895, n.p. (souvenirs).

Fitzpatrick, Paul J., "Gillinder & Sons at the Philadelphia Centennial," Spinning Wheel, vol. 21, July-August 1965, pl. 15.

Hollister, Paul, The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights, New York, Potter, 1969, p. 224.

Hollister, Paul,"New Light on Gilliland, Cambridge, and Gillinder Paperweights," Antiques, vol. 94, October 1968, p. 564.

Wilson, 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. 565, no. 947.