Plaque

Artist John Rufus Denman (American)

Artist Patrick H. Walker (American)

Manufacturer Libbey Glass Company (American, 1892-1919)

Date1903-1904

DimensionsH: 3.0 cm (1 3/16 in.); Rim Diam: 31.0 cm (12 3/16 in.)

MediumColorless glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Owens-Illinois Glass Company

Object number

1951.266

Not on View

DescriptionBlank blown, probably in a shallow mold, and finished by tooling. Border cut with the Sultana pattern; the center engraved.

Label TextThe border on this plaque is cut in the Sultana pattern, which was patented by the Libbey Glass Company in 1901. The Libbey trademark, engraved in the center, was the same mark etched on Libbey glassware and used in company advertisements. Prominent display of the company trademark in their St. Louis World’s Fair exhibit reminded fair goers of the Libbey name, encouraging future purchases of Libbey glassware for gifts and home use.Published ReferencesRevi, Albert Christian, American Cut and Engraved Glass, New York, Nelson, 1965, repr. p. 34, pp. 38-39.

Keefe, John W., "Libbey Cut and Engraved Glass," Antiques, vol. 94, September 1968, p. 394-399 (Reprint 2, pp. 205-210), repr. p. 396, fig. 4.

"Libbey Glass-A Continuing Tradition of 150 Years," The Glass Club Bulletin of the National Early American Glass Club, no. 85, March 1968, repr. p. 3.

Fauster, Carl U., "Libbey Glass and Glass Arts-An American Tradition;" Lib-Bits (Owens-Illinois), vol. 29, no. 6, June 10, 1974, repr. p. 2.

Pearson, J. Michael, Encyclopedia of American Cut and Engraved Glass, 1880-1917, 3 vols., vol 1, Geometric Conceptions; vol. 2, Realistic Patterns; vol. 3, Geometric Motifs, Miami Beach, Fla., author, 1975, 1977, 1978, vol. 1, p. 141 (patent).

Fauster, Carl U., Libbey Glass Since 1818, Toledo, Ohio, Len Beach Press, 1979, repr. p. 200, no. 88.

The Toledo Museum of Art, Art in Glass: A Guide to the Glass Collections, Toledo, Ohio, 1969, repr. p. 119.

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. 670, no. 1074.

Zollweg, Robert, 200 Years of Glass: A History of Libbey Glass, Toledo, OH, University of Toledo Press, 2019, fig. 3-2, repr. p. 43.

Exhibition HistoryThe Toledo Museum of Art, Libbey Cut Glass of the Brilliant Period, exhibition, February 5-26, 1967 (no catalog)

The Toledo Museum of Art, Libbey Glass: A Tradition of 150 Years, 1818-1968, exh. cat., Toledo, Ohio, 1968, p. 60, no. 88; ill. p. 29

The Toledo Museum of Art, Libbey Glass: Triumphs of the Factory, 1888-1920, exhibition, August 14-September 25, 1988 (no catalog)