Salt (Boat salt)

  • Category:

    Glass

  • Creator (Role):

    Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1827-1835

  • Materials:

    Glass (lead)

  • Techniques:

    Pressed

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.3079


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1959.3079

Object Name

Salt (Boat salt)

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (Maker)

Place of Origin

Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1827-1835

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; ; Relief letters "LAFAYET," "B&S/GLASS/Co," and "SANDWICH"

Subjects

Transportation; Lafayette

Materials

Glass (lead)

Techniques

Pressed

Dimensions (inches)

1.654 (H) , 3.622 (L) , 1.988 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

4.2 (H) , 9.2 (L) , 5.05 (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. 234, 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