Sugar Bowl
Manufacturer: New England Glass Company (American, 1818-1888)
Date: about 1830-1840
Dimensions:
H with cover 25.2 cm (9 15/16 in.); H bowl 14.3 cm (5 5/8 in.); D rim bowl 12.85 cm (5 1/16 in.); D foot 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.)
Medium: Colorless glass; Bowl: blown and finished by tooling.
Place of Origin: East Cambridge, Massachusetts
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1953.75
Label Text:New England Glass Company,
East Cambridge, Massachusetts
SUGAR BOWL
Colorless glass blown, about 1830-40
Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, 1953.75
East Cambridge, Massachusetts
SUGAR BOWL
Colorless glass blown, about 1830-40
Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, 1953.75
DescriptionTwo applied ribs around neck. Over-gather around lower section patterned in a 16-rib dip mold. Rim wound with fine thread. Joined by a double wafer to a medial knop stem, then by a wafer to the large circular foot. Rough pontil mark. Cover: blown and finished by tooling. Domed top and finial patterned in a 16-rib dip mold. Rough pontil mark on interior of cover under finial. Applied ribs and thread.
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