Champagne Glass

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Object Name: 
Champagne Glass
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, PA, Pittsburgh
Accession Number: 
2001.4.242
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 9.9 cm; Rim Diam: 9.2 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1878-1890
Credit Line: 
Purchased with funds from the Gladys M. and Harry A. Snyder Memorial Trust
Primary Description: 
Circular shallow bowl, open to hollow stem with three classical finial faces, domed circular bowl, stem and base are acid-frosted.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Snyder Memorial Trust, Gladys M. and Harry A., Source
2001
Category: 
Early American
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
pressing
acid-etching
Material: 
glass

Publications (3)

Recent Important Acquisitions, 44 (2002) illustrated, pp. 226-227, fig. 26; BIB# AI64571
Annual Fall Auction of Early American Glass, Oil & Fluid Lamps (2001-09-27) #888; BIB# 69095
American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1981) #1100, p. 279; BIB# 30457