Tumbler

ca. 1825

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 704

The cameo portrait in the base of this tumbler depicts the Marquis de Lafayette, whose visit to the United States in 1824 and 1825 provided the impetus for Bakewell’s production of commemorative sulphide glass. Developed in France, the technique of embedding a high-fired ceramic material into a bubble of glass, which was then deflated, was complicated and costly.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Tumbler
Maker: Bakewell, Page & Bakewell (1808–1882)
Date: ca. 1825
Geography: Made in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Blown and cut glass; clay cameo
Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1947
Object Number: 47.44
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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