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Tumbler

ManufacturerPossibly Boston and Sandwich Glass Works (American, 1826-1888)

Date1825-1840

DimensionsH: 4 29/32 in. (12.45 cm); Rim Diam: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); Base Diam: 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm)

MediumColorless glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1971.84

Not on View

DescriptionBlown in a mold (McKearin G.II-18) of three vertical sections and a base plate (McKearin Diamond Type XIV). Rim sheared and tooled to shape. Rough, solid pontil mark. Capacity: about 1 pint.

Published ReferencesLee, Ruth Webb, Sandwich Glass: The History of the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, 7th ed., Northboro, Mass., author, 1947, pl. 44, second from right

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. 235, no. 285.