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

Salt

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

CultureAmerican

MediumPressed glass

DimensionsOverall: 2 x 2 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. (5.1 x 6.4 x 6.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.4053

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-3, Case 19

DescriptionSalt of opaque opalescent lacy and heavy glass. Oval pedestal. Large and footed. Floral and scroll design. Neal pattern OP17, "ext. rare."

Published ReferencesL.W. & D.B. Neal, _Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, 1825-1850_, (Philadelphia: Published by the authors, 1962), 267, No. OP17.