Footed Sugar Bowl and Cover
Manufacturer: Probably American Flint Glass Works (American, 1764 -1774)
Date: 1769-1774
Dimensions:
with cover: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
bowl: 3 3/4 × 4 7/16 × 4 7/16 × 2 1/2 in. (9.6 × 11.2 × 11.2 × 6.3 cm)
Medium: lead glass
Place of Origin: probably Manheim, Pennsylvania, United States; possibly England
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1917.266
DescriptionDeep blue lead glass.
Bowl: blown in a two-piece part-size mold patterned with ten rows of 16 diamonds. Expanded and tooled to shape. The bowl is plain for almost 0.6 cm (1/4 in.) below the rim. Short, sloping foot applied and tooled. Slightly concave base. Rough, solid pontil mark.
Cover: low, domed cover patterned in the same mold, then expanded and tooled to shape. Wide folded flange tooled to end in an almost vertical section extending downward about 1.5 cm (5/8 in.). Applied finial patterned with 20 twisted ribs. Rough, solid pontil mark inside cover.
Bowl: blown in a two-piece part-size mold patterned with ten rows of 16 diamonds. Expanded and tooled to shape. The bowl is plain for almost 0.6 cm (1/4 in.) below the rim. Short, sloping foot applied and tooled. Slightly concave base. Rough, solid pontil mark.
Cover: low, domed cover patterned in the same mold, then expanded and tooled to shape. Wide folded flange tooled to end in an almost vertical section extending downward about 1.5 cm (5/8 in.). Applied finial patterned with 20 twisted ribs. Rough, solid pontil mark inside cover.
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