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

Salt

Manufacturer New England Glass Company (American, 1818 - 1888)

CultureAmerican

MediumGlass

DimensionsOverall: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/8 x 3 in. (5.4 x 7.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.3778

Not on view

DescriptionLacy salt of clear pressed glass. Rectangular shape. Bowl of fruit on one side. Flowers on the other side. Ends have a thistle on one side and a bee hive on the other. Four round feet. Neal pattern BH1, "very rare."

Published ReferencesL.W. & D.B. Neal, _Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, 1825-1850_, (Philadelphia: Published by the authors, 1962), 16, No. BH1.