Covered Match Holder
ManufacturerAttributed to
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
(American, 1826-1888)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1850-1870
MediumPressed glass
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.4784
Not on view
DescriptionMatch holder and lid of translucent white (alabaster) glass. With a pressed basket weave pattern. Top has a flame-like finial.Published ReferencesBarlow & Kaiser, _The Glass Industry in Sandwich_, Vol. 3, #3280, called a match holder. R.W. Lee, _Sandwich Glass_, pl. 207.
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