Object Number 2006.0003.058

Object Name

Sweetmeat glass (Comfit dish)

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Dr. Thomas M. McMillan III

Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1775-1780

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Top of foot; White, rectangular label bearing old collection number, "276"

Materials

Glass (lead)

Techniques

Blown, Pincered, Pattern-molded

Dimensions (inches)

Dimensions (centimeters)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Bickerton, L. M. 1986 Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses: An Illustrated Guide. 431.
• Earlier c.1740 example of form (no twist): no. 207, p. 104, later examples with twists: pls. 604- 606, p. 206