Bowl

Place of OriginProbably New England or eastern United States

Dateabout 1827-about 1830

DimensionsRim Diam: 6 3/32 in. (15.5 cm); H: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Thickness: 1/4 in. (0.6 cm)

MediumColorless glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1964.91

Not on View

DescriptionPressed by machine, apparently upside down, over a male mold that also formed the rim, plain except for the rope pattern on the rim, by a female plunger bearing the balance of the pattern. Smooth plain interior. No foot ring. Most of underside of bottom slightly recessed.

Published ReferencesKeefe, John W., "American Lacy and Pressed Glass in the Toledo Museum of Art," Antiques, vol. 100, July 1971, pp. 104-109 (Reprint 2, pp. 151-156), p. 108, repr. fig. 1.

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. 301, no. 342.

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