Mug

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Object Name: 
Mug
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
86.4.244
Dimensions: 
H: 14.6 cm, D: 6.9 cm, W(incl. handle): 11.5 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1880-about 1895
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Graham Jr. in memory of Louise Wood Tillman
Primary Description: 
Colorless non-lead glass; pressed. Cylindrical shape, design of a laborer and a knight in armor shaking hands, inscribed: "KNIGHTS / OF" above and "LABOR" below.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Tillman, Louise Wood, Former Collection
Graham, Mrs. John R. Jr., Source
Graham, John R. Jr., Source
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
pressing

Exhibitions (1)

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: American History in Glass
Venue(s)
Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Library 1996-01-19 through 1996-01-19