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

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)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number0.3043

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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.