Glass, Wine
- Object Name:
- Glass, Wine
- Object ID:
- 1970.038.01
- Place of Origin:
- United States
- Date:
- circa 1820
- Description:
- Wine Glass. Free blown colorless glass. Rounded bowl with flared rim, inverted baluster stem, and circular domed foot. Pontil mark on bottom.
- Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-4.3 Dia-2.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by the Marquis de Lafayette on June 22, 1825, at a dinner held in his honor in Concord, NH. The wine glass was saved by Governor Benjamin Pierce as a souvenir of the event.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mary K. Pierce
- People:
- Lafayette, Marquis de (1757-1834), Pierce, Benjamin (1757-1839), Pierce, Mary K. (1883-1971)
- Subjects:
- Drinking, Wine, Celebrations
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