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Tumbler

Manufacturer New Bremen Glass Manufactory of John Frederick Amelung (American, 1784-1795)

Place of OriginUnited States, probably 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

DescriptionGrayish, greenish colorless glass. Blown in a plain metal turn mold to form the base and lower section, then expanded and finished by tooling. Pebbled surface on underside of slightly concave base caused by a cold mold. Large, rough, solid pontil mark. Capacity: slightly over 4 quarts.

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.

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.