Miniature Bowl or Salt

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Miniature Bowl or Salt

Manufacturer Libbey Glass Company (American, 1892-1919)

Manufacturer Mount Washington Glass Company (American, 1876-1907, or later)

DateProbably 1893

DimensionsH: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Rim Diam: 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm); Max Body W: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)

MediumOpal non-lead glass; mold-blown, acid etched, enameled, and painted.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Owens-Illinois Glass Company

Object number

1951.204

Not on View

DescriptionBlown in a female mold of three vertical sections to form the six lobed sections and rim, and a plain base plate to form the slightly concave base. Cracked off; rim smoothed by grinding. No pontil mark. Exterior acid etched to create a matte finish. Exterior surface enameled with a thin cream-colored wash, then painted with a meandering vine and flowers; upper surface of rim enameled with light blue dots. Decoration fired in a muffle to make it permanent.

Published ReferencesFauster, Carl U., Libbey Glass Since 1818, Toledo, OH, Len Beach Press, 1979, color fig. 6 (trademark), repr. p. 225, no. 3.

Wilson, 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. 602, no. 963.