Glass, Wine

Object number2020.21.9
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of The Twentieth Century Club
DescriptionColorless glass wine glass. Short wine glass. Circular shallow domed base connects to cylindrical stem that widens toward top. Oval faceted bowl has etched organizational emblem on side that is comprised of a shield surmounted by classical female figure holding quill pen in right hand and paper in left hand; club logo is in the viewer's top right corner.DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 5.125 x 2.438 in. (13 x 6.2 cm)
InscriptionsEtched emblem on the side of the bowl has overlapping text in the viewer's top right corner "TCC".
Historical NotesWine glass from the Twentieth Century Club. The Twentieth Century Club was founded in 1894 with the aim to “create an organization for women’s work, though and activity, advancing her interested, promoting art, science and literature.” Women’s clubs were part of a greater social movement in the late 1800s that grew out of the idea that women had a moral duty and responsibility to transform society and public policy. This was a progressive era movement with links to suffrage and temperance, although not all members of women’s clubs adhered to either movement. The Pittsburgh club first met at the Thompson mansion at 408 Penn Avenue. They sponsored lectures and classes on language, literature, travel, history and science and were a member of the State Federation of Women’s Clubs. In 1910, they opened a club at their present location in Oakland, and in 1930 the clubhouse was redesigned by Benno Janssen. Many of these clubs saw a decline in the 1960s.
On View
Not on view
Set, Cup and Saucer
Lamberton Scammell China
Plate, Dinner
Lamberton Scammell China
Glass, Wine
Irene Pasinski Sailer
Bottle, Wine
Chateau LaGuar Wines
2012
Bowl, Eating
Scammell China Company
Bottle, Wine
With These Hands
2015
Bottle, Medicine
Joseph Fleming & Son
1880-1890
Bottle, Wine
Terry's Cellar
2016
Bottle, Wine
Chateau LaGuar Wines
2017
Bottle, Wine
Quattro Fratelli
2017
navigate_beforenavigate_next