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

Reticulated Bowl

Manufacturer Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (American, 1826-1888)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1845-60
MediumPressed glass | Lead glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)
Base: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase and gift of Faith and Sydney Nusbaum, Cynthia and Stuart Katz and Bertha G. Wilkoff in honor of the 90th birthday of Evelyn Kanter
Object number92.26
Not on view
DescriptionThis reticulated bowl is pressed colorless lead-formula glass. It has a sunburst-like star bottom with heavy foot-ring, flaring sides consisting of sixteen vertical members terminating in large points at rim which are there connected by horizontal members with low points. This rare object is in outstanding condition.

Label TextOPENWORK BOWL United States, possibly the Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. Ca. 1840-60 Pressed lead-formula opal glass. The sides of this bowl were vertical when it left the mold, but they were flared-out while the glass wass still hot (probably by shaping them over a form). Museum Purchase with the assistance of Faith and Sydney Nusbaum, Cynthia and Stuart Katz, and Bertha G. Wilkoff in honor of the 90th birthday of Evelyn Kanter 92.26 (GAS)
Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
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