Miniature Tumbler

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Object Name: 
Miniature Tumbler
Place Made: 
possibly France
probably United States
Accession Number: 
68.4.276
Dimensions: 
H: 3.8 cm, D: 3.1 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1835-1855
Primary Description: 
Cobalt blue glass; pressed. Barrel-shape; plain band around top; stippled band with Gothic arches below; band of diamonds just above round base.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Tilden, George L., Former Collection
Green, Charles W., Former Collection
Esterly, Louise S., Source
Color: 
cobalt blue
Technique: 
pressing

Publications (1)

American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1981) illustrated, p. 166, #616; BIB# 30457