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

Salt

Manufacturer Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (American, 1826-1888)

CultureAmerican

MediumPressed glass

DimensionsOverall: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. (4.8 x 7.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.4104

Not on view

DescriptionSalt of clear lacy glass. Beaded, scroll, and basket of flowers design. Rectangular. Neal pattern BS2, "plentiful."

Published ReferencesL.W. & D.B. Neal, _Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, 1825-1850_, (Philadelphia: Published by the authors, 1962), 9, No. BS2.