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Salt (Boat salt)
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company
1827-1835
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (Maker)
Place of Origin
Sandwich; Massachusetts; Barnstable; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1959.3079
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.3079
Object Name
Salt (Boat salt)
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (Maker)
Place of Origin
Sandwich; Massachusetts; Barnstable; New England; United States; North America
Date
1827-1835
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Inscription: Relief letters "LAFAYET," "B&S/GLASS/Co," and "SANDWICH"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Transportation
- Lafayette
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Pressed
Dimensions (inches)
1.654 (H) x 1.988 (W) x 3.622 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.2 (H) x 5.05 (W) x 9.2 (L)
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. 264Book: 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