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Salt
New England Glass Company
1826-1830
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
New England Glass Company (Maker)
Place of Origin
Cambridge; Massachusetts; Middlesex; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1973.0116
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by Mrs. E. du Pont Irving
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Object Number
1973.0116
Object Name
Salt
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
New England Glass Company (Maker)
Place of Origin
Cambridge; Massachusetts; Middlesex; New England; United States; North America
Date
1826-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Relief "NE/ GLASS/ COMPANY/ BOSTON";
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Pressed
Dimensions (inches)
2.008 (H) x 2.165 (W) x 2.953 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5.1 (H) x 5.5 (W) x 7.5 (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: p. 265, no. 236Book: Spillman, Jane Shadel. 1981 American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass.
• Similarly modeled salt: no. 696, p. 183; see also the marked Jersey salt, no. 685