Pair of Bowls

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Pair of Bowls

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

ManufacturerProbably New England Glass Company (American, 1818-1888)

Date1835-1845

DimensionsRim L: 9 in. (22.8 cm); Rim W: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); Base L: 6 in. (15.3 cm); Base W: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); H: 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm)

MediumColorless glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1966.63A-B

Not on View

DescriptionPressed upright in a one-piece female mold bearing a thistle in each corner of the base and a stylized tulip in each corner of the sloping sides, by a plain male plunger, with a cap ring that formed the upper surface of undulating rim.

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. 363, no. 482.Exhibition HistoryThe Toledo Museum of Art, Early American Pressed Glass, January 28-March 6, 1966 (no catalog).