Cup

Object number2008.96.3

Datebefore 1963

OriginGlassport, PA

MediumGlass; Paint

Credit LineGift of Lydia Knaus

DescriptionWhite milk glass cup. Circular body, long stem with one ball in center, circular base. Two seams. Hand-painted text in red with yellow flower accents.Dimensions8 x 5 x 4.75 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.7 x 12.1 x 12.7 cm)
InscriptionsHand-painted in red with yellow flower accents, "CHAMP / 39".
Historical NotesMilk glass cup made by a worker at the Glass House, which contained the main manufacturing operations of United States Glass Company. The company was one of the largest hand-crafted glass manufacturing facilities in America before pressed glass became inexpensive. A tornado in August 1963 struck the Glass House; it was deemed too costly to rebuild and had to be closed. This milk glass cup is decorated with the number “39.” This piece was given as a gift to donor Lydia Knaus' mother by Mary Furmerie who worked at the U.S. Glass Company in Glassport, Pennsylvania, where the cup was made. It was decorated with the "39" because that was Knaus’ mother’s bowling score.

Related institution United States Glass Company (1891 - 1962)

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