Object Number 1969.2018.002

Object Name

Jar (Mason's jar)

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Consolidated Fruit Jar Company (Maker)
ca. 1871-c. 1908

Place of Origin

Probably New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1871-1908

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Exterior wall; Relief letters: "MASON'S/ CFJ Co (monogram)/ PATENT/ NOV 30TH/ 1858"
2. Inscription; Underside; Relief "FX659"

Materials

Glass (nonlead)

Techniques

Mold-blown

Dimensions (inches)

7.087 (H) , 3.736 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

18 (H) , 9.49 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Pepper, Adeline. 1971 The glass gaffers of New Jersey, and their creations from 1739 to the present.
• Information on Mason's patent: p. 164
[Catalogue] Norman C. Heckler & Company Sale Catalogue. 03/07/2012 Norman C. Heckler & Company Sale Catalogue.
• Yellow glass Mason jar for sale on p. 10, cat. no. 48.; others on p.14, cat. no. 79; p.26, cat. no. 157