//
For internal use only
Not On Display
Jar (Butter cooler)
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company
1825-1840
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1959.3275 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Share Object
Complete Details
Object Number
1959.3275 A, B
Object Name
Jar (Butter cooler)
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1825-1840
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: "FS2" is painted in red enamel (nail polish?)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Blown in mold
Dimensions (inches)
4.875 (H) x 4.685 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.383 (H) x 11.9 (Diam)
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. 213, p. 248Catalogue: Parke-Bernet Galleries (Auction caalogue).
• Published: "Early American Glass and Ceramics, Collection of Alfred B. Maclay," sale no. 100 (March 23- 25, 1939), lot 490