Tumbler
| Nom de l'objet : | Tumbler |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Glass |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | American Glass |
| Technique de fabrication : | Press-moulded |
| Médium : | glass |
| Numéro d'accession : | 2000-83 |
| Fabricant : | Unidentified Maker |
| Pays d'origine : | U.S.A. |
| Continent d'origine : | North America |
| Culture : | American |
| Date de fin de production : | C; 1870s |
| Description : | Tumbler with ribbed base extending one-third the height of the tumbler, surmounted by three ribbed bands, very faintly pressed. The base of the tumbler has a press-moulded head of a man in profile presently identified as Alexander Hamilton. This would place the tumbler as a commemorative piece, although the dates are difficult to reconcile. Alexander Hamilton was born in 1757. He was a lawyer, politician, regarded as a genius and a Founding Father. There is a pattern named Hamilton that bears some resemblance to the tumbler in that the base is ribbed and there is banded decoration above, but not identical. It was made by Cape Cod Glass Co. in Sandwich, MA c.1860. The connection is so slim that it should not yet be considered pending further research. The tumbler may refer to the Burr-Hamilton Duel. In the formative years of the republic, strong conflicts between principles of government, and between ambitious personalities, were inevitable. The most notable "war of ideas" was between Jefferson, favouring a liberal democracy, and Alexander Hamilton, who wished a centralized national authority. Less dignified was the clash between Hamilton and Aaron Burr. Hamilton called his opponent "a dangerous man and one who ought not to be trusted with the reins of government." Burr at last declared, "These things must have an end." At Weehawken, New Jersey, on a July morning in 1804, each man fired once; Burr's bullet reaching its mark. (per Kathleen Campbell, Curator Emerita) |
| Hauteur : | 9.9 |
| Diamètre extérieur : | 7.6 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Objets associés : | G-81-139 |
| Sujet ou image : | figure bust Alexander Hamilton |
| Département : | Decorative Arts |
| Établissement : |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Winnipeg |
| Province de l'établissement : | Manitoba |
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