Asa Blanchard
Pair of Tumblers

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Maker Asa Blanchard (American, c. 1770–1838)American, 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

METALWORK

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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