Hatchet with Relief of George Washington

• Artist: Libbey Glass Company (Maker)
• Medium: Glass
• Geographical Location: Toledo, Ohio, USA
• Dates: ca. 1893
• Dimensions: 1 1/8 x 8 1/4 x 4 1/8 in. (2.9 x 21 x 10.5 cm)
• Markings: On underside, lower part of handle, molded: "LIBBEY GLASS [two "S"s are backwards] CO / TOLEDO, OHIO"
• Inscriptions: On top of blade, above bust, molded: "THE FATHER OF THIS COUNTRY" On underside of blade, molded: "WORLD'S FAIR / 1893"
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 21, Shelf D
• Accession Number: 40.165
• Image: 40.165_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Colorless pressed glass in the shape of a hatchet; contains a profile bust portrait of George Washington on the blade; molded over bust, "THE FATHER OF THIS COUNTRY".