Ale Glass
Union Glass Company
1850–70
Medium
Pressed glass
Dimensions
H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); Diam. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)
Classification
Ale glass
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Emily Winthrop Miles, 1946
Accession Number
46.140.864
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Union Glass Company
**Union Glass Company** was an American glass manufacturer based in Somerville, Massachusetts, renowned for its contributions to both utilitarian flint glassware and innovative art glass. Established in 1854 by Amory Houghton (1812–1882) of the prominent Houghton family, the company operated at 52 Webster Avenue until its closure in 1924. Houghton had earlier invested in the Bay State Glass Compan...