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Bowl

Manufacturer: Probably New England Glass Company (American, 1818-1888)
Manufacturer: Probably South Boston Flint Glass Works (American, 1813-1827)
Date: 1813-1820
Dimensions:
H: 4.8 cm (1 29/32 in.); Rim L: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.); Rim W: 16.1 cm (6 11/32 in.); Base L: 14.2 cm (5 19/32 in.); Base W: 9.0 cm (3 17/32 in.)
Medium: Thick colorless glass.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1953.15
DescriptionBlown, by the blow-over and crack-off process, in a mold, possibly of one piece, patterned with diamond diapering, ribs, and fans, and a base plate bearing a pattern of rays extending from a plain circle about 3.0 cm (1 3/16 in.) in diameter with a smaller circular depression in its center to the edge. Rim ground and polished. No pontil mark.
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