Glass, Wine

Object number2006.44.629

Date1927-1929

Possible OriginMount Pleasant, PA

MediumGlass

Credit LineGift of Lenox Incorporated

DescriptionUnion Club colorless lead glass wine glass.DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 6.063 × 2.75 in. (15.4 × 7 cm)
InscriptionsSide of bowl has two-part shield circle in middle with "UC" intertwined inside.
Historical NotesMade for the Union Club of Cleveland, Ohio, in the late 1920s. The Union Club was a male social club founded in 1872. Famous members of the club included five United State Presidents (Grant, Hayes, Garfield, McKinley, and Taft) along with William Rockefeller and other notable men. Lenox Corporation Archives donated to History Center in 2006 when company sells its glass name to Department 56 of Chicago. Made by Bryce.

Related institution Union Club of Cleveland

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