Amelung Glass and Federalist Ties in Maryland
The piece traces Amelung the iron works and Federalist links to Maryland ratification, noting glass artifacts like the Liberty Tumblers and the checkered-diamond pattern flasks. It discusses potential Amelung molds, famed pieces, and the Baker Johnson eight case bottles later donated to the Smithsonian, amid scarce local Amelung glass pieces and a noted crime wave context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Johnson
Maryland
Abraham Faw
Amelung
Annapolis
Corning
America
Midwest
Robert T. Matthews
West Friendship
Dar Museum
Washington
Matthews
Frederick County
Baker Johnson
Catoctin Iron Works
Emily C. Johnson
Colonel Johnson
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Miss Johnson
Meridian Convalescent Center
Baker Johnson Bottie
Smithsonian
Stover
Augusto Raggi
Regina Rodock
East Second Street
Philip Stover
Amelung legacy traced from Frederick glass to New Bremen
The article trails the Amelung family glassworks and the Stever sugar bowl fate, noting Barbara Fritchie era residence, Catherine Stover, and the 1790s New Bremen factory. It covers John Frederick Amelung’s bankruptcy near 1790, congressional debate on aid, and later recognition of Amelung’s engraving artistry and historical impact despite financial failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Fritchie
Whittier
John Casper Fritchie
Catherine Stover
West Patrick Street
Miss Stover
Raggi
Frederick
Corning Museum
Corning
Stever
New Bremen
Amelung
New England
Gregg
The
Boston Athenaeum
John Frederick Amelung Publis Neary
John Frederick Amelung
George Feurbacke
America
Weser
Amedlung
Newwashing
George W. Ton
First Elan
Europe
House of Representatives
New York
Congress
Maryland
United States
Abraham Faw
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August J. Raggi
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