Tenth Anniversary Goblet

Artist C. Fritz Dreisbach (American, born 1941)

Assistant Jack Schmidt (American, born 1945)

Date1972

DimensionsH: 23.5 cm (13 3/8 in.); Rim Diam: 14.1 cm (5 7/8 in.); Max Width (across stem): 8 7/8 in.; Base Diam: 4 9/16 in.

MediumGlass, free-blown, applied and pressed hot glass decoration, engraved.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number

1973.4

On View

Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion (2444 Monroe Street), Glass Pavilion Gallery, 2

DescriptionEngraved with the history of the first 10 years of American Studio Glass: 1962-1972.

Label TextAlong with fellow student Dale Chihuly, Fritz Dreisbach studied glassworking with Studio Glass pioneer Harvey Littleton at the University of Wisconsin. In 1967 Dreisbach became the first director of the glass studio at the Toledo Museum of Art’s School of Design and was one of the founders of the Glass Art Society in 1971. Tenth Anniversary Cup represents Dreisbach’s interest in the history of glass, specifically his attempt to recreate complex forms seen in the finest 16th-century Venetian glass (see Gallery 4). The cup commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Toledo Workshops—the glassblowing seminars that occurred on the Toledo Museum of Art grounds and sparked the Studio Glass Movement.Published ReferencesPage, Jutta-Annette, The Art of Glass: Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Museum of Art, 2006, p. 200, repr. (col.) p. 201.Exhibition HistoryNew York City, "Glass Now"

Toledo Museum of Art, "American Glass Now," 1972, cat. no. 19, repr. p. 21.