Vaseline cup: Memorial to George Peabody, Registered by Henry Greener, Dec. 7, 1869

Description	:	GEORGE PEABODY, an American citizen by birth, is considered by many to be the founder of modern philanthropy. He was dearly loved in England, and a statue of him still stands there. (click on his name at the beginning of this paragraph for his bio). He passed away November 4, 1869. Henry Greener, a glass manufacturer from England, made 3 memorial pieces with his name on it. A plate and a cup and saucer were made. All three pieces have the name. The glass was made quickly and cheaply, as the people that loved Peabody the most were the poor, whom Peabody spent over $8 million dollars (which was a whole lotta money in the 1860s!) This is the cup for the cup and saucer. It is the only piece I have ever seen in the Peabody memorial pieces. In the inner bottom of the cup, there is a diamond lozenge, translating to Registration No. 236921, registered on Dec. 7, 1869 (just a little over a month after Peabody passed away). This is flint canary glass. It stands 2 1/2" tall, and is 1/32" shy of 2 1/2" at top diameter (minus the handle). This is a very difficult piece to photograph so the lettering can be seen. This composite photo shows the true color in the center photo (which is opposite the handle). I had to put a piece of paper on the inside so the opposite side would not distort the pattern. On one side of the cup is GEORGE and PEABODY is on the opposite side. The name is bracketed with 12 stars above and 12 stars below the raised letters of the name. I found this at the Harrisburg show this past year. It was in Jack and Lu's booth. Photo Donated To Gallery By Mr. Vaseline Glass (Dave Peterson)