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Tumbler

Object number93.118.1

Manufacturer Stourbridge Flint Glass Works (1823 - 1845)

Datec.1835

MediumGlass

Credit LineGift of Lily Lee Nixon

DescriptionColorless lead blown glass tumbler. Cut and wheel engraved design. Polished pontil mark.Dimensions3.375 x 3 in. (8.6 x 7.6 cm)
Marks"CB" in script
Label TextJames Lee probably designed and blew this tumbler, though he would not have done the cutting or engraving. It was made as a betrothal gift for his fiancée Charlotte Barker. The rose is for her English heritage and the thistle for his Scottish background. Stourbridge Flint Glass Works, Pittsburgh

Related person Charlotte Barker

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