Openwork Comport
Manufacturer
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
(American, 1826-1888)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1845-1855
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Base: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Overall, Rim: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Base: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number87.504
Not on view
Label TextOPENWORK COMPORT
United States, possibly the
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
Ca. 1840-60
Pressed lead-formula opal glass. The bowl of
this comport was formed in a mold like the one
in which the bowl (at right) was made, but the
bottom was pulled into a cone when it was
attached to the hexagonal standard.
Museum Purchase
87.504 (GAS)Published ReferencesR.W. Lee, SANDWICH GLASS, pl. 153 (Amethyst pair), p. 398 (also made in green and colorless, but opalescent rarest.
late 19th - early 20th c
Union Glass Co.
Unknown
