Mug, Decorative
Object number2009.102.12
Date1913
Mediumglass
Credit LineGift of Rebecca Lebeda
DescriptionRuby glass cup with handle.Dimensions2.375 x 3.5 x 3 in. (6 x 8.9 x 7.6 cm)InscriptionsChiseled on one side of cup "Pitts / Expo / 1913" and on other side "Dollie".
Historical NotesRuby glass cup owned by Mary Ann Florence Morris, wife of Walter C. Fawcett, Sr. and mother of Walter C. Fawcett, Jr. She was called "Dollie" because of her blue eyes and dimples. Fawcett, Sr. was basically disowned by his family upon his marriage to Dollie, because he married outside of his social class.
Previous owner
Mary Ann Florence Morris Fawcett
On View
Not on view
1965
Diebold Safe and Lock Company
c. 1860
c. 1917
Phoenix Glass Company