Toy Tureen, Cover, and Tray
Manufacturer: Probably Boston and Sandwich Glass Works (American, 1826-1888)
Date: 1835-1850
Dimensions:
H (with cover): 5.6 cm (2 7/32 in.); H (without cover): 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.); Rim W (tureen): 4.5 cm (1 25/32 in.); Max L (tureen): 7.6 cm (3 in.); L (tray): 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)
Medium: Colorless glass.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth
Object number: 1972.87
DescriptionTureen: pressed upright in a female mold of two vertical sections bearing the pattern for the sides, with a base plate bearing the pattern for the underside of the base consisting of a stylized six-pointed star surrounded by four circles, each enclosing a dot, and two flowers, all enclosed by a rope, by a plain male plunger. Plain flat foot ring. Shear mark on upper surface of base. Cover: pressed upside down in a plain, one-piece female mold by a male plunger bearing the pattern, which is on the underside of the cover. Tray: pressed, apparently upside down, over a plain male mold by a female plunger bearing the pattern of two split hearts with fans between points on a stippled background enclosed by a rope foot ring. Plain rim with scalloped edge.
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