Jelly Glass

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Jelly Glass

Place of OriginPossibly New England, Pennsylvania, or Maryland

Date1820-1850

DimensionsH: 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm); Rim Diam: 3 15/16 in. (10.0 cm); Base Diam: 2 3/4 in. (7.0 cm)

MediumColorless glass with a slight greenish tinge.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1971.108

Not on View

DescriptionBlown in a turn mold to produce the initial size and base, then expanded and finished by tooling. Rim folded inward, slightly everted. Rough, open pontil mark.

Published ReferencesMcKearin, George S. and Helen McKearin, drawings by James L. McCreery, American Glass, New York, Crown, 1941; rev. ed., 1948, p. 113, pl. 41, no. 10.

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. 186, no. 160.