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Footed Salt

Manufacturer New England Glass Company (American, 1818-1888)

Date1865-1875

DimensionsH: 2 27/32 in. (7.2 cm); Rim Diam: 2 3/4 in. (7.0 cm); Base Diam: 2 17/32 in. (6.4 cm)

MediumColorless glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Hugh J. Smith, Jr.

Object number

1948.32

Not on View

DescriptionPressed in the same manner, the same pattern, and the same type of mold as 1948.34, except that the moldmark for each section continues to the lip below the rim instead of terminating at the end of the V-shaped wedge, and the lip and rim, as well as the interior, were formed by the male plunger. No pontil mark.

Published ReferencesWilson, Kenneth M., American Glass, 1760-1930: The Toledo Museum of Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, [Lanham, Md.]: National Book Network [distributor], c1994; 2 v. (879 p.): ill. (some col.); 32 cm., 1994, p. 490, no. 810.