Celery Vase
Manufacturer
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
(American, 1826-1888)
Dateca. 1830
MediumPressed glass | Lead glass
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Base: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Base: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number91.47
Terms
- Tulip
- Leaf
- Colorless
- Sandwich, MA
On View
On viewLabel TextVase - Probably Intended For Celery Attributed to the Boston & Sandwich Glass Co., Sandwich, Massachusetts, ca. 1830 Pressed lead-formula glass made in two parts and hot-joined with a wafer Museum Purchase 91.47 With its bowl pressed in a gutsy tulip-like pattern suggesting fancy cut glass, this extremely rare vase seems to be the earliest surviving American pressed glass vase. Although it is slightly smaller in size than most blown celery glasses, we believe that it was probably intended for that purpose. For most of the 19th century celery was generally served upright in glasses resembling flower vases. In 1839, Mrs. Lettice Bryan in her book The Kentucky Housewife directed that: Celery should be kept in a cellar, and then covered with tan to keep them from wilting . . . the usual way of preparing them is to scrape and wash them clean, and let them lie in cold water till just before they are to be sent to the table; then wipe them dry, split the ends of the stalks, leaving on a few of the green leaves, and send them to table in celery glasses. Edited By: GLY
1875-1925
late 19th century - early 20th century
