Bowl
Manufacturer
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
(American, 1826-1888)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1850
MediumPressed glass
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
Base: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Overall, Rim: 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
Base: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number85.132
Not on view
DescriptionBowl of pressed canary glass. Loop pattern of nineteen loops on the side and the same on the bottom. Nineteen scalloped rim. Polished pontil. One small flake inside rim. Two nicks outside rim and slight roughage. One nick on bottom loop. The purple/blue compote GAS.59.603 matches the bowl.Published ReferencesRose, THE STORY OF AMERICAN PRESSED GLASS OF THE LACY PERIOD 1825-1850, (Corning Catalogue), pg. 94, #273, dated 1840-1850. THE SANDWICH GLASS MUSEUM COLLECTION CATALOGUE, pp. 18-19, row 1, #3. ANTIQUES MAGAZINE, March 1927, pg. 213, illustrates the wooden model.
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Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
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