Tumbler
The greyhound was a popular motif on French glass of the early nineteenth century. One visitor to the Bakewell factory in 1828 admired the Pittsburgh version, observing that, “though it was not an inch in length, [the greyhound] was perfect and entire.” The two hearts on a pedestal, another French element, suggest that such tumblers were given as tokens of affection.
Artwork Details
- Title: Tumbler
- Maker: Bakewell, Page & Bakewell (1808–1882)
- Date: 1825–30
- Geography: Made in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Blown, cut, and engraved glass
- Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Diam. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm)
- Credit Line: Purchase, Judith F. and William H. Hernstadt Gift and Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1982
- Object Number: 1982.216
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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