Tumbler
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Greater Hartford Jaycees
American
MakerMade by
Unknown
Date1952-1966
MediumPressed colorless glass with red and black transfer decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 4 x 3 1/2in. (10.2 x 8.9cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionColorless, pressed glass tumbler with tapered sides and a flat bottom. The tumbler is decorated with a large red transfer circle with superimposed black transfer words and designs inside: "INSURANCE CITY OPEN" is printed over a flaming torch; below that are the letters "I. C. O.", below that are two crossed golf clubs. "PREMIUM CLUB" is printed in black enamel below the red circle.
Object number2000.154.7
MarkingsThere is a shallow, raised mark on the bottom of the tumbler. It looks like an elaborately curved letter "L", but could be another abstract mark.NotesSubject Note: The Insurance City Open began at the Wethersfield Country Club in 1952 as a fund-raising event for the Greater Hartford Jaycees. In 1967, the name of the golf tournament changed to the Greater Hartford Open (at times associated with Sammy Davis Jr.). In 1984, the tournament moved to the Tournament Players Club in Cromwell, Connecticut. In 1985, Canon began sponsoring the Greater Hartford Open, and in 2004, the event became known as the Buick Championship.Subject Terms
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