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Spoon Holder

ManufacturerProbably Bakewell, Pears and Company (American, 1843-1880)

DateProbably 1860-1870

DimensionsH: 13.6 cm (5 11/32 in.); Rim Diam: 9.3 cm (3 11/16 in.); Base Diam: 7.5 cm (2 31/32 in.)

MediumDeep cobalt-blue lead glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1965.8

Not on View

DescriptionPressed upright in a female mold of three vertical sections bearing the Brooklyn pattern, with a base plate that formed the inner underside of the foot and the concave base, with a cap ring that formed the upper face of the scalloped rim, by a plain male plunger. The moldmarks extend from the underside of the foot to the scalloped rim. Rim fire-polished. 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. 480, no. 788.