Two Centuries of American Glass
Exhibition
Exhibition Overview
Two Centuries of American Glass
Stephanie Fox, curator
Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
More than 100 examples of American glass from the permanent collection, chosen to provide a fascinating glimpse into the life of the people who acquired and used the objects. Cup plates, flasks, and witch balls are among the blown, cast, cut and pressed glass in the exhibition.
Exhibition images
Works of art
New England Glass Company (active 1817–1888)
circa 1825–1840s
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1826
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1830–1850
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1830–1850
circa 1800s
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1835–1850
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1850
Bakewell Glass Works (active 1808–1882)
circa 1850
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1860s
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1860s
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1870
circa 1870
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1880–1887
circa 1800s
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1831
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1832–1850
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1830–1840
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1830–1840
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
1839–1841
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1830–1840
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1843
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1830s
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1830–1845
early 1800s
early 1800s
early 1800s
circa 1830–1840
late 1800s–early 1900s
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1825–1835
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1835–1845
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1835–1840
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1835–1845
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1835–1845
King and Son Company (active 1869–1891)
circa 1870s
circa 1870s
circa 1880–1905
late 1800s
late 1800s
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1830–1840
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1860–1880
date unknown
circa 1855–1890
circa 1855–1890
circa 1855–1890
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1827–1830
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1845–1870
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1827–1830
circa 1827–1830
circa 1850s
circa 1850–1900
late 1700s
late 1700s
circa late 1700s
Stiegel Manheim Glass House (active 1769–1774)
circa late 1700s
Stiegel Manheim Glass House (active 1769–1774)
circa 1775
circa 1828–1835
circa 1826–1835
circa 1828–1840
mid-late 1800s
circa late 1700s–early 1800s
circa 1820
circa 1850
circa 1880s
circa 1800s
circa 1820–1840
circa 1825–1835
circa 1770
circa 1815
circa 1800s
Stiegel Manheim Glass House (active 1769–1774)
circa 1750s–1770s
circa 1870
circa 1870
Philbrook & Tucker (active circa 1870)
circa 1870–1874
Union Glass Company (active 1851–1924)
circa 1890–1900
circa 1800s
circa late 1800s–early 1900s
Illinois Glass Company (active 1873–1929)
circa 1916–1929
circa 1893
Stiegel Manheim Glass House (active 1769–1774)
circa 1770
unrecorded Tlingit artist
early 1900s
Perry & Wood (1822–1828)
circa 1820s
Dyottville Glass Works (active 1833–1923)
circa 1833–1870
Baltimore Glass Works (active 1799–1905)
circa 1840s
circa 1845–1870
circa 1859–1870s
circa 1800s
late 1800s
William G. Walter
circa 1890s
late 1800s–early 1900s
early 1900s
circa 1800–1850
Wistarburg Glass Works (active 1739–1780)
mid 1700s
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
circa 1850
late 1700s
Nicholas Lutz (1835–1906); Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (active 1825–1888)
late 1800s
1700s
1800s
1800s
mid 1900s
circa 1890s
circa late 1800s–early 1900s
Victor Durand Jr. (1870–1931); Vineland Flint Glass Works (active 1897–1931)
circa 1926–1928
Durand Art Glass (active 1924–1931)
1924–1931
Waylande Desantis Gregory (1905–1971)
circa 1940
1973
1975
circa 1875