Bowl

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

Place of OriginUnited States

Date1835-1845

DimensionsRim Diam: 7 15/32 in. (19.0 cm); Base Diam: 5 in. (12.7 cm); H: 2 5/32 in. (5.5 cm)

MediumColorless glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1967.47

Not on View

DescriptionPressed upside down over a plain male mold by a female plunger bearing the pattern. There is a narrow, flat ridge to support a cover, as the wear marks prove.

Published ReferencesGreen, Charles W., "Little-Known Sandwich," Antiques, vol. 38, August 1940, pp. 68-71, p. 71, repr. fig. 12.

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. 408, no. 599.