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Firing Glass

Firing Glass

Object NameFiring Glass

Datec. 1760-1780

OriginEurope, probably Netherlands

MediumGlass

Dimensions4 1/2 × 2 1/8 × 2 5/8 in. (11.4 × 5.4 × 6.7 cm)

ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Glass

Credit LineGift of Ann and Henry Brunnier. In the Ann and Henry Brunnier Collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Object number3.11.3

Status

Not on view

Collections

Decorative Arts

Label TextThis example is called a firing glass and is an ancestor of the modern shot glass. Its thick, solid foot was used to rap on tabletops to show appreciation for a toast, resulting in a sound similar to gunfire.

Locations

(not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Art Museum

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