Object Number 1992.0079

Object Name

Salt (Boat salt)

Title

'Lafayet'

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Donald Ferland

Creator (Role)

Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (Artist)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1830-1835

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

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

Subjects

Transportation; Lafayette

Materials

Glass (lead)

Dimensions (inches)

1.5 (H) , 3.37 (L) , 1.87 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

3.81 (H) , 8.57 (L) , 4.76 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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