Wine Glass
1870–90
Medium
Pressed yellow glass
Dimensions
H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Diam. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Classification
Wine 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
46.140.603
Art Historical Context
This delicate wine glass, crafted by Adams and Company between 1870 and 1890, exemplifies the golden age of American pressed glass production. Made from vibrant yellow glass using a mold-pressed technique, it measures just 3⅞ inches tall and 2¼ inches in diameter—perfectly sized for intimate toasts or elegant table settings. Housed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's American Wing, it was generously gifted by Mrs. Emily Winthrop Miles in 1946, highlighting its enduring appeal as a slice of everyday luxury. Pressed glass revolutionized 19th-century American home life, allowing factories like A...
About the Artist
Adams and Company
Adams and Company was an American pressed glass manufacturer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, whose products exemplify the ingenuity and industrial ambition of Gilded Age glassmaking in the United States. The firm traces its origins to Adams, Mackin & Co., established in Pittsburgh in 1851; by 1861 it had reorganized as Adams and Company, operating under that name through 1891, when it became Fa...