Caster set | Toy
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureAmerican
DateLate 19th century
MediumBlown glass | Metal
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 x 3 in. (19.1 x 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number0.3018
Not on view
DescriptionToy caster set. Four bottles set in Britannia metal frame. Bottles are each blown colorless glass in pattern consisting of diamond grid with band of upright leaves at mid-section and octagonal bases. One cruet has original stopper; one stopper is replacement; metal tops on the pepper caster and mustard are homemade replacements. Metal frame in 3 parts -- caster ring held in place by handle shaft screwing into base. Cast ornament features bird inside handle. Base plain.Published ReferencesBarlow, SANDWICH, Vol. III, p. 227.
1902-1903
