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

Covered jar

Manufacturer Unknown
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1885
MediumPressed glass | Metal
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Base: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
InscribedImpressed on the base: "PAT.GLASS.PAIL.BOSTON.MASS.JUNE 24,'84" in a circular design around the "June/24/'84".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number0.2404
Not on view
DescriptionCovered "pail" of pressed transparent amber glass with three horizontal ribs around the body. Attached to the neck is a metal collar with a handle. A metal cover fits over the collar.

4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2010.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
McKee & Brothers
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Bakewell, Pears, & Co.
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