Tumbler

Item Information

Title:
Tumbler
Description:
Clear glass and gilt-decorated tumbler of cylindrical shape, painted with gild band at rim above egg and dart-like trim with delicate leaf and floral swags below (precise and controlled design); probably for travelling liquor case.
Date:
1790–1810
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
gilding (technique)
glass (material)
painting (coating)
tumblers (drinking glasses)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Federal
Glass
Gilded
Painted
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Essex
Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.)
Extent:
3.5 in. (H) Diameter: 2.875 in.
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/2951
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
Accession #:
1991.1410
Identifier:
2951