Jar and Cover
Manufacturer: Possibly Boston and Sandwich Glass Works (American, 1826-1888)
Date: 1860-1880
Dimensions:
with cover: 5 1/8 × 2 3/8 in. (13 × 6 cm)
without cover: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
Medium: glass
Place of Origin: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1917.585
DescriptionJar (body): pressed upright in a female mold of two or three vertical sections, opening on opposite sides and possibly at the middle of the back, with a base plate that formed the underside of the feet and the slightly indented base of the body, with a cap ring that formed the top of the jar, by a plain male plunger. No pontil mark. Cover (head): pressed upside down in a female mold of three vertical sections, one for each side of the face and the head strap of the muzzle and one for the back of the head, with a cap ring that formed the shoulder on which it rests on the body and a short extension that extends inside the body, by a plain male plunger. No pontil mark. So-called black, probably dense amethyst, lead glass.
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