Presentation chalice

Boston & Sandwich Glass Company|Nicholas Lutz

1870–88 · Blown glass · The American Wing

This chalice may have been made by Lutz, a glassmaker for the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company famous for his flower compositions and his fine threaded stemware. Tradition has it that he presented the piece to a fellow employee before the company shut down in 1888.

Artist

Boston & Sandwich Glass Company|Nicholas Lutz

Date

1870–88

Medium

Blown glass

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1937