Footed Salt

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Footed Salt

ManufacturerProbably Boston and Sandwich Glass Works (American, 1826-1888)

Place of OriginUnited States

Date1855-1865

DimensionsH: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.); Rim W: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.); Base W: 6.3 cm (2 15/32 in.)

MediumCanary-yellow lead glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1964.83

Not on View

DescriptionEntire piece pressed, probably upright, in a female mold of three vertical sections, with a base plate that formed the lower edge and bottom of the base, with a cap ring that formed the top of the lip, by a plain male plunger. Large, shallow concave pontil mark. Base ground and polished.

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. 459, no. 733.Exhibition HistoryThe Toledo Museum of Art, Early American Pressed Glass, exhibition, January 28-March 6, 1966 (no catalog).