Covered pomade
Manufacturer
New England Glass Company
(American, 1818 - 1888)
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1860-1870
MediumPressed glass
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Base: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm)
Base: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number0.3043
Not on view
DescriptionPomade or horseradish and cover. Pressed opaque white in Mitre Diamond pattern, finial with button top, hexagonal knop with panels flaring to diamond points. Hexagonal stem with panels flaring to edge of round base.Published ReferencesSpillman, AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PRESSED, p. 254, #1007, for example with identical finial; see JOURNAL OF GLASS STUDIES, p. 12 and Innes, PITTSBURGH GLASS, p. 306-309.
