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

Finger Bowl

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

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1874

MediumBlown and engraved glass

DimensionsOverall: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)

InscribedEngraved "P".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.4896

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-3, Case 22

DescriptionFinger bowl of blown canary glass. Plain, with an engraved border of angular design with a letter "P" near the top. Polished pontil. Matches 71.4895, wine goblet.

Published ReferencesBarlow, _The Glass Industry in Sandwich_, VOL. 4, pg. 239, fig. 32. REPRINT BOSTON & SANDWICH 1874 CATALOG, pg. 74, engraved design ill., geometric band called "Ionic", similar item in Sandwich Glass Museum Collection.