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Hatchet with Relief of George Washington

Maker: Libbey Glass Company, founded 1888
Medium: Glass
Place Manufactured: 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"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 40.165
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription
Image: Overall, 40.165_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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".

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