Tumbler

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Maker D. Constant Jaccard(American, born Switzerland, 1826–1899)American, born Switzerland, 1826–1899

Retailer Jaccard & Co.(St. Louis, Missouri, 1839–42, 1847–52)St. Louis, Missouri, 1839–42, 1847–52

CultureAmerican

Titles

Tumbler

Datec. 1839–1842 or c. 1847–1852

Made inSaint Louis, Missouri, United States

MediumSilver and silver gilding

Dimensions3 5/8 × 3 1/4 in. diameter (9.2 × 8.3 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Mrs. James P. S. Griffith in memory of Mary Bradley Randolph

Object numberB.85.8

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Kilroy Center

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

METALWORK

Description

This tumbler, with its delicate pearlwork border, skillfully engraved arms, and gilded interior, is an exceptional example of a common form.

Technical notes: The body is a seamed construction. The cup's interior has been gilded, but it has not been established whether it was gilded originally or if it was done at a later time.

Related examples: Roach 1967, p. 43.

Book excerpt: David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff. American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.

Provenance[I. Freeman & Son, New York]; consigned to [Phillips, New York, 1984]; [William Core Duffy, New Haven]; purchased by MFAH, 1985.
Published References Phillips. New York, sale 541, June 5, 1984, lot 108. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Engraved on side: Randolph arms and crest

On base: Mark of Jaccard & Co. [Roach 1967, p. 45, second mark]

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

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