Furniture Knob
Manufacturer
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
(American, 1826-1888)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1829
MediumPressed glass
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
InscribedMarked in mold at the end "Patent". Design patented by Deming Jarves 1829.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. C. Robert Dalton
Object number77.1239
Not on view
DescriptionFurniture knob of pressed clear glass. Knob with glass screw shank. Some roughage.Published ReferencesWilson, NEW ENGLAND GLASS AND GLASSMAKERS, fig. 216.
