Tumbler
Tumbler
Manufacturer
New Bremen Glass Manufactory of John Frederick Amelung
American, 1784-1795
Place of OriginProbably Europe; possibly New Bremen, Maryland
Datelate 18th to early 19th century
DimensionsH: 21.4 cm (8 7/16 in.); Rim Diam: 18.8 cm (7 13/32 in.); Base Diam: 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.)
MediumNon-lead glass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1959.82
Not on View
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Published ReferencesRogers, Millard F., Jr., "The Story of American Glass," Toledo Museum of Art Museum News, vol. 9, no. 3, Autumn 1966, pp. 51-70; rev. and reprinted as a Toledo Museum handbook, repr. p. 63.
- Glass
Hume, Ivor Noël, "Archaeological Excavations on the Site of John Frederick Amelung's New Bremen Glassmanufactory, 1962-1963; pt. IV: The Evidence of the Artifacts," Journal of Glass Studies, vol. 18, 1976, p. 183, figs. 42, 43.
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. 784, no. 1327.
probably 1790-1820; possibly later
1815-1835
1820-1840
1820-1840
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