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Goblet (Alaskan scene)
Accession # 40.209c
Maker Crystal Glass Company
Title Goblet (Alaskan scene)
Date 1867
Medium Glass
Dimensions 6 x 3 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. (15.2 x 8.6 x 8.6 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription
Location Visible Storage: Case 21, Shelf E (Pressed Glass)
Description Colorless pressed glass goblet; one of a pair with 40.209b. Cylindrical cup tapers toward bottom; supported on short stem with round flat base. Cup decorated with three Alaskan scenes in frosted glass: a seal resting on an iceberg in the water; a seal a seal on an iceberg with a second seal poking its head out of the water; a large polar bear standing on the ice. These three registers are framed by a frosted border simulating ice.