Asa Blanchard
Pair of Tumblers

MakerAmerican, c. 1770–1838
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Pair of Tumblers
Datec. 1820
Made inLexington, Kentucky, United States
MediumSilver
DimensionsEach: 3 3/8 × 3 in. diameter (8.6 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.59.13.1,.2
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
107 Kilroy Gallery
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionAsa Blanchard, probably born and trained in Virginia, moved to Lexington, Kentucky, in 1806, a move that coincided with the mass migration of merchants and craftsmen to the region to take part in its pioneer market economy. Blanchard became early Kentucky’s most prolific and successful smith. He is best known for straightsided tumblers such as these, a defining Kentucky silver form associated with the mint julep, a drink made with a distilled spirit sweetened with sugar and flavored with mint.
Provenance[Alfred Marks, Lexington, Kentucky]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, April 9, 1959; given to MFAH, by 1966.

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