Mug
Object number2008.38.6
Date1904
OriginFrance
Mediumglass; paint
Credit LineGift of Martha McVay Hills
DescriptionPressed glass mug. Smooth round rim. Cylindrical bowl of ruby-flashed glass and clear glass: painted silver text on ruby glass. Lower half: flutes, rounded on top. Clear glass handle; embossed number on bottom on handle. Two seams. Embossed maker text on base.Dimensions2.75 x 2.625 x 2.625 in. (7 x 6.7 x 6.7 cm)InscriptionsPainted in silver on ruby glass: "Pittsburgh / 1904".
MarksEmbossed on bottom on handle: "43".
Embossed on base: "[backwards] FRANCE / [right side up] 43".
Historical NotesSouvenir mug 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
Not on view
1890-1900
1896
1890-1900
1914
1889-1892
