Tumbler

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Object Name: 
Tumbler
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, probably PA, Kensington
Accession Number: 
2017.4.14
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 8.9 cm, Diam (max): 7.8 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1826-1830
Credit Line: 
Purchased with the assistance of The Karl and Anna Koepke Endowment Fund
Primary Description: 
Tumbler. Colorless glass; blown, cut. Cylindrical tumbler widening very slightly towards rim. Top two-thirds of exterior wall decorated with four smaller circles and four larger circles separated by a cross-hatched undulating band. Bottom third of exterior wall decorated with four arches separated by a cross-hatched lattice panel; each arch frames a fan shape. Base of tumbler decorated with two four-channeled bands, which cross in center to form diamond shapes.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Simmonds, Ian, Source
2017-01-27
to
2017-12-15
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Former Collection
2017-01-27
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
glassblowing
cutting
Material: 
glass

Publications (2)

The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 2017 (2018) illustrated, p. 30; BIB# 716596
Acquisitions (2018) illustrated, p. 22; BIB# 716602