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Manufacturer: New England Glass Company (American, 1818-1888)
Date: 1829-1835
Dimensions:
1 9/16 × 2 15/16 × 2 1/8 in. (4 × 7.5 × 5.4 cm)
2 9/16 × 1 13/16 in. (6.6 × 4.6 cm)
Medium: glass
Place of Origin: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1917.573
DescriptionPressed upright, probably by a bench press, in a female mold of two vertical sections, one side and one end in each section, with a base plate that formed and patterned the legs and underside of the base, by a male plunger (plain except for the pattern that formed the top of the rim). Opalescent white lead glass (called enameled glass or pearlware at the time).
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