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

Spoon holder

Manufacturer Richards & Hartley Flint Glass Co.

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1870

MediumPressed glass

DimensionsOverall: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
Base: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.5104

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DescriptionSpoon holder of colorless glass. Pressed Loop & Dart (diamond ornaments) pattern. Solid hexagonal stem and a round foot. Similar to a design patented by Richards & Hartley 6/1/1869. Related to 71.5106.

Published ReferencesRevi, AMERICAN PRESSED GLASS, pg. 285. Lee, EARLY AMERICAN PRESSED GLASS, pl. 149, fig. 4.