New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Salt

Manufacturer Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (American, 1826-1888)

CultureAmerican

MediumGlass

DimensionsOverall: 1 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 2 in. (4.1 x 9.2 x 5.1 cm)

Inscribed"Sandwich" impressed inside bottom and an impressed "Lafayette" on each wheel. On the back: "B & S Glass Co.".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.4111

Not on view

DescriptionBoat shaped salt of clear lacy glass. Lafayette. Neal pattern BT4c, unlisted color.

Published ReferencesL.W. & D.B. Neal, _Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, 1825-1850_, (Philadelphia: Published by the authors, 1962), 27, No. BT4c.