Master Salt

Place of OriginProbably England

Date1860-1880

DimensionsH: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Rim Diam: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Base Diam: 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm)

MediumLead glass; mold-pressed.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1965.79

Not on View

DescriptionTeal-blue glass. Pressed upright in a female mold of three vertical sections bearing the pattern by a plain male plunger, with a cap ring that formed the rim and a base plate that formed the conical interior of the base and its outer edge. Slight shear mark in bowl. 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. 804, no. 1369.