Salt
Manufacturer
McKee & Brothers
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1859-1880
MediumPressed glass | Flint glass
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Base: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Base: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.7159
Not on view
DescriptionSalt of pressed (with rim ground and polished) colorless flint glass. Called "tomato salt" in catalogues of 1859 through 1871. Roughage on rim and edges.Published ReferencesInnes, MCKEE VICTORIAN, pp. 11, 22, 60, 77, 95, 117, 146, 158, 180. Stout, MCKEE, pg. 75.
