John Frederick Amelung

John Frederick Amelung (1741–1798) was a German-American glass artist active in Maryland.

Sugar bowl from a child's tea set, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Biography

He was born in the free city of Bremen in either 1741 or 1742. A glassmaker by trade, Amelung immigrated to the newly-formed United States in the late 1780s, arriving in the state of Maryland. In Maryland, he became the founder of the New Bremen Glass manufactory. The company had the support of people like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin.[1] He produced decorative glass similar to Stiegel glass from 1784 to about 1795. Some of the glass products contained engraved decorative ornaments in the German style.[2] His business was successful, benefiting from the young American nation's desire for economic independence from Great Britain.[3] A loan request for expansion was denied in 1790.[4]

He died in Maryland in 1798.[3]


References
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  2. "John Frederick Amelung". HiSoUR - Hi So You Are. 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  3. "New Bremen Glass Goblet". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  4. John Frederick Amelung in the Merriam-Webster
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