Footed Spoon Holder

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Footed Spoon Holder

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

Date1865-1875

DimensionsH: 14.2 cm (5 19/32 in.); Rim Diam: 9.6 cm (3 25/32 in.); Base Diam: 8.55 cm (3 3/8 in.)

MediumSlightly translucent opal lead glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1965.121

Not on View

DescriptionPressed upright in a female mold of three vertical sections bearing the so-called loop pattern, with a base plate patterned with 24 pointed rays that formed the lower edge of the foot and its domed underside, with a cap ring that formed the scalloped rim, by a plain male plunger. The moldmarks extend from the upper edge of the foot to the lower edge of the rim. Rim fire-polished. No pontil mark.

Published ReferencesFerson, Regis F. and Mary Fleming Ferson, Yesterday's Milk Glass Today, Pittsburgh, authors, 1981, pp. 56-57, no. 266.

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. 497, no. 825.