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Bell jar (Bell glass)
1815-1840
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Museum Object Number
1954.0545
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1954.0545
Object Name
Bell jar (Bell glass)
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1815-1840
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Techniques
- Blown
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
15.276 (H) x 16.417 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
38.8 (H) x 41.7 (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. 407, p. 392.Book: Noel Hume, Audrey. 1974 Archaeology and the Colonial Gardener.
• Glass bell jars excavated in Virginia garden contexts: pp. 62-67, figs. 41-42, with period references and fragments from Williamsburg's Governor's Palace and James Hubbard Garden. See p. 65, fig 40, for 1726 print of bell jars in use.