Goblet

Object number2008.38.1

Date1890-1900

Mediumglass; paint

Credit LineGift of Martha McVay Hills

DescriptionPressed glass goblet. Smooth round rim, lined with gold. Bowl of ruby-flashed glass and clear glass: hand-painted text in silver on ruby glass. Lower half of bowl: oval facets, with mitre patterns around top and bottom. Center of stem: smaller bulb of oval facets and mitre pattern above. Bottom of lower junction: mitre pattern. Three seams.Dimensions5.75 x 2.875 x 3.5 in. (14.6 x 7.3 x 8.9 cm)
InscriptionsHand-painted in silver on ruby glass: "Souvenir of / Pittsburg."
Historical NotesSouvenir goblet of ruby glass featuring Pittsburgh spelled without the "h" at the end. Part of a collection of Pittsburgh memorabilia.

Collector Martha McVay Hills

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