
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".
