Salt
Manufacturer
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
(American, 1826-1888)
CultureAmerican
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 15/16 x 3 9/16 in. (4.9 x 9.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 15/16 x 3 9/16 in. (4.9 x 9.1 cm)
InscribedMarked "Sandwich" on the inside and bottom and on the paddle wheels: "Lafayet" and on the back "B. & S. GLASS Co.".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.4106
Not on view
DescriptionBoat shaped lacy salt of opalescent purple blue glass.Neal pattern BT5, "very rare."Published ReferencesBourne Auction Catalogue, Item #260, pg. 36, ill. L.W. & D.B. Neal, _Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, 1825-1850_, (Philadelphia: Published by the authors, 1962), 29, No. BT 5.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
