Monticello Stemware: Champagne Flute

Monticello Stemware: Champagne FluteThomas Jefferson was a true connoisseur. These champagne flutes, with their clean forms and exquisite engraving, speak volumes about his taste for fine design. Jefferson purchased a great deal of glassware between 1767 and 1821, but very little survives. Our stemware, based on a rare original, is mouth blown full lead crystal, cut and etched by hand with a sprig and wheel band. Slight variations among the glasses are hallmarks of handmade glass.

had an uncanny ability to infuse his sculptures with the personalities of their subjects

An exquisite adaptation of the original displayed in Monticello's Dining Room

They each became leaders of opposing political parties

Porcelain lamp is 17 1/4"h

with brass casters

historian and legal scholar Annette Gordon-Reed traces the Hemings family from its origins in Virginia in the 1700s to the family's dispersal after Jefferson's death in 1826

and Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander

It was during these years

The 3-piece serving set includes a serving fork

What is a Jefferson Cup used for

Thomas Jefferson was a true connoisseur

after a long hiatus resulting from their rivalry for the presidency in 1800