Attributed to Jersey Glass Company
American, 1824–62
Jersey City, New Jersey
Claret Glass
INV-1810
Attributed to Jersey Glass Company
American, 1824–62
Jersey City, New Jerseyc. 1824–40
drinking vesselamerican decorative arts
Date
c. 1824–40
Medium
Blown glass
Dimensions
10.2 × 5.7 × 6.4 cm (4 × 2 1/4 × 2 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Purchased with funds provided by Charles C. Haffner III
This unusually colored glass was perhaps part of a set belonging to the family of George Dummer, who founded the Jersey Glass Company. Alternatively, it is also possible that this glass is European, likely Danish. The United States continued to import a great deal of European glass throughout the 19th century. In fact, the Dummers started out as resellers of imported glass, and it is conceivable that they continued to sell European glass alongside wares of their own manufacture.