Smoke bell
Manufacturer
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
(American, 1826-1888)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1870-1880
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Overall, Rim: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.5611
Not on view
DescriptionBlown and tooled opal with applied ruby edge (which struck a muddy red-brown) crimped rim, and applied glass eye for hanging.Published ReferencesBoston and Sandwich Glass Co. catalog (reprint) plate #68, lower right (shows similar example with colored edge).
ca. 1870
