Wineglass
This wineglass is especially important because it is documented through a history of ownership in the Dummer family. The piece also has aesthetic merit in its distinctive clear green glass, which was an attempt to emulate the fashion for English Regency colored glass.
Artwork Details
- Title: Wineglass
- Manufacturer: Jersey Glass Company of George Dummer (1824–1862)
- Date: 1824–40
- Geography: Made in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Blown glass
- Dimensions: Overall: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Rim: Diam. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Foot: Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm) - Credit Line: Friends of the American Wing Fund, 2003
- Object Number: 2003.314
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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