Custard Cup, 1790-1810
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Artifact Overview
In the early 18th century, glassmakers in England and Ireland created exquisite translucent cut glassware known as Anglo-Irish glass. Beginning in the 1780s, Anglo-Irish glassmakers found a ready market in America -- now independent from Britain. Americans loved the dazzling interplay of candlelight and glass in their homes, which showed that Americans could attain interiors as fashionable as those in London.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Custard cup
Date Made
1790-1810
Place of Creation
Location
at Greenfield Village in Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass
Object ID
30.958.20.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Lead (Metal)
Cut glass
Color
Colorless
Dimensions
Height: 6.375 in
Diameter: 3.125 in
Weight: 12.5 oz (.2)
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