Jug

Manufacturer Libbey Glass Company (American, 1892-1919)

Date1906-1910

DimensionsH: 21.5 cm (8 15/32 in.); Base Diam: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.); Max Body W with handle: 18.8 cm (7 13/32 in.)

MediumColorless glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Owens-Illinois Glass Company

Object number

1951.17

Not on View

Collections

Glass

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. 725, no. 1223.Exhibition HistoryTMA, "Monkey Business," July 2 - August 30, 2009.Label TextIt is not known why this jug was engraved with a scene of a man in a frock coat and top hat walking away from two contemplative monkeys, but it seems likely that it is a reference to Darwin’s theory of evolution or natural selection. The man in top hat and tails, in fact, may represent Charles Darwin himself.