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Spoon Holder

Spoon Holder

Manufacturer: Possibly American Flint Glass Works (American, 1764 -1774)
Manufacturer: Possibly M'Kee and Brothers (American, 1854-1901, 1904-1910)
Date: 1855-1865
Dimensions:
H: 11.6 cm (4 9/16 in.); Rim W: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.); Base Diam: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)
Medium: Fiery opalescent and colorless lead glass.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth
Object number: 1965.127
DescriptionPressed, probably upright, in a female mold of three vertical sections bearing the Harp, or Lyre, pattern that formed the hexagonal body and circular stem and foot, with a plain, slightly domed base plate that formed the underside and lower edge of the foot, by a plain male plunger that formed the interior and the top of the rim. The moldmarks extend from the lower edge of the foot to the top of the rim. No pontil mark.
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