Ruth pattern (AKA Ruth the Gleaner)
Object NameFigure
Manufacturer
Gillinder & Sons
(American (Philadelphia, PA; Greensburg, PA), 1861 - 1891)
Date1876
MediumNon-flint clear frosted glass.
Dimensions4 in. (10.2 cm)
ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Glass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the 2005-2007 Iowa Quester President's Project Fund. In the Iowa Quester Glass Collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM2006.172
Status
Not on viewCollections
CultureAmerican
Label TextRuth (AKA Ruth the Gleaner) pattern represents the Biblical Ruth, daughter-in-law of the Israelite Naomi with whom she lived with in Bethlehem. Hear she gleaned grain, after the reapers, in the field of Boaz. Eventually she married Boaz and became the mother of Obed, and ancestress of Mary, Mother of Jesus.
MarkingsMarked on the underside base rim: "Gillinder and Sons, Centennial Exhibition"
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Art Museum
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