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

Salt

Manufacturer New England Glass Company (American, 1818 - 1888)

CultureAmerican

MediumGlass

DimensionsOverall: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/8 x 2 7/8 in. (5.4 x 7.3 cm)

InscribedPressed on bottom: "N.E. GLASS COMPANY BOSTON".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.3780

Not on view

DescriptionLacy salt of clear glass. Rectangular shape. Bouquet on two sides and a single flower on the other two. Four round feet. Closest to Neal pattern NE1a, but could be NE1b, an unknown variety.

Published ReferencesL.W. & D.B. Neal, _Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, 1825-1850_, (Philadelphia: Published by the authors, 1962), 138-139.