Curtain Pin

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Curtain Pin

Manufacturer New England Glass Company (American, 1818-1888)

Place of OriginUnited States, Massachusetts, East Cambridge

Date1853-1875

Dimensions3 5/16 × 1 1/8 × 2 3/8 in. (8.4 × 2.9 × 6 cm)

Mediumsilvered glass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number

1970.14

On View

Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion (2444 Monroe Street), Glass Pavilion Gallery, 3

DescriptionExterior of colorless glass: blown, probably in a turn mold, then finished by tooling. After annealing, the interior was coated with a silver solution. Shank fitted with a britannia-ware collar with screw extending from its end for mounting; collar also serves as closure to prevent air from entering interior. Front surface sketchily engraved with vine leaves, tendrils, and grape cluster, probably with stone wheels.

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. 600, no. 958.