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
On View
On view
1890-1900
1914
1904
1896
1985
