Salt (Boat salt)

Museum Object Number 1959.3078

Object Name

Salt (Boat salt)

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Robinson & Sons (Maker)

Place of Origin

Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1830-1834

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Sternboard; Relief letters "ROBINSON & SON/ PITTSBURGH"

Subjects

Transportation

Materials

Glass (lead)

Techniques

Pressed

Dimensions (inches)

1.654 (H) , 3.504 (L) , 1.927 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

4.2 (H) , 8.9 (L) , 4.895 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Published: no. 235, p. 264
[Book] McNally, Paul. 1982 Table Glass in Canada, 1700- 1850.
• "Lafayet" colorless glass boat salt fragment excavated at Fort Coteau-du-Lac, in Quebec: p. 133, fig. 107.
[Book] Barlow, Raymond E. & Kaiser, Joan E. 1993 A Guide To Sandwich Glass: Blown Tableware, Pressed Cup Plates and Salts from Volume 1.
• Pressed "LAFAYET." steamboat salts: nos. 1463, 1464