Tumbler

Bakewell, Page & Bakewell

1825–30 · Blown, cut, and engraved glass · The American Wing

The greyhound was a popular motif on French glass of the early nineteenth century. One visitor to the Bakewell factory in 1828 admired the Pittsburgh version, observing that, “though it was not an inch in length, [the greyhound] was perfect and entire.” The two hearts on a pedestal, another French element, suggest that such tumblers were given as tokens of affection.

Artist

Bakewell, Page & Bakewell

Date

1825–30

Medium

Blown, cut, and engraved glass

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Purchase, Judith F. and William H. Hernstadt Gift and Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1982