Punch cup (one of a set of four)

1865-1890

Measurements

2-7/8 in x 3-3/4 in x 2-5-8 in (dia)

Materials

Colorless glass

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.924

Condition Notes

Cup 1971.924.2 has a broken handle; 1971.924.4 has a chip in the rim.  Cup 1971.924.1 has a bubble in the glass right at the rim that looks like a chip, but it is not.

Provenance

Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner

Comments

Pressed glass cups such as this one--called punch cups or lemonades--were made in sets from the 1830s on.  These cups differ from earlier examples in having molded handles rather than tooled and applied handles (see accession no. 1971.925 for an example).  The sides have ten narrow facets.  The underside of the bottom is domed without evidence of a polished pontil.

Cup 1971.924.1 was photographed.