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Description
- This listing is for a Shriners convention glass goblet with highly detailed graphics, with hand-painted colors, gold and silver trim, and a clear base that was created by the Syria Temple of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Five Shriner glasses have been listed (1898, 1904, 1909, 1910 and 1911) - buy more than one glass and save on shipping.
According to online info - Each year the Syria Temple produced a glass to commemorate the Imperial Shrine Session that they were to attend. In the later years, Syria Temple commissioned the Westmoreland Glass Co. and United States Glass Co. to produce a different glass each year with a theme suited to the city that they were visiting. The glasses made prior to 1900 were made in fewer numbers and also individually hand-blown instead of molded. They were thin walled and very delicate and didn't stand the test of time very well.
- Category – fraternal organization..
- Markings - as shown in photos - This goblet was for the Imperial Session in Rochester, New York in 1911. It has a plain base with three swords supporting the glass body with a Shriners emblem and SYRIA - 1911 - one side has a shriner on a camel and a scene of Pittsburgh (representing the industries and the rivers) with PITTSBURGH, PA - other side has a photographer and a fruit tree and a scene of buildings (representing the photography industry / Kodak and fruit industry of the Rochester area) with ROCHESTER, NY. This glass is approx 4 7/8 tall.
- Item Weight – before packaging - 0 pounds 11 ozs.
- Condition – excellent - as shown in photos - as a vintage souvenir item of approx 109 years old, it likely was only displayed and never used, the colors are clear and bright, the gold and silver is strong, and does not have chips or cracks.
- GENERAL INFO - Photos typically WILL have some glare and/or reflection and sometimes lack of clarity due to lighting or focus.
A variety of other items from fraternal and social organizations has been listed.
- Five Shriner glasses have been listed (1898, 1904, 1909, 1910 and 1911) - buy more than one glass and save on shipping.
According to online info - Each year the Syria Temple produced a glass to commemorate the Imperial Shrine Session that they were to attend. In the later years, Syria Temple commissioned the Westmoreland Glass Co. and United States Glass Co. to produce a different glass each year with a theme suited to the city that they were visiting. The glasses made prior to 1900 were made in fewer numbers and also individually hand-blown instead of molded. They were thin walled and very delicate and didn't stand the test of time very well.
- Category – fraternal organization..
- Markings - as shown in photos - This goblet was for the Imperial Session in Rochester, New York in 1911. It has a plain base with three swords supporting the glass body with a Shriners emblem and SYRIA - 1911 - one side has a shriner on a camel and a scene of Pittsburgh (representing the industries and the rivers) with PITTSBURGH, PA - other side has a photographer and a fruit tree and a scene of buildings (representing the photography industry / Kodak and fruit industry of the Rochester area) with ROCHESTER, NY. This glass is approx 4 7/8 tall.
- Item Weight – before packaging - 0 pounds 11 ozs.
- Condition – excellent - as shown in photos - as a vintage souvenir item of approx 109 years old, it likely was only displayed and never used, the colors are clear and bright, the gold and silver is strong, and does not have chips or cracks.
- GENERAL INFO - Photos typically WILL have some glare and/or reflection and sometimes lack of clarity due to lighting or focus.
A variety of other items from fraternal and social organizations has been listed.
