MakerProbably
Boston and Sandwich Glass Co.(American, 1826–1888)American, 1826–1888
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Saltcellar
Datec. 1825–1840
Made inSandwich, Massachusetts, United States
MediumLead glass
Dimensions2 5/8 × 3 in. diameter (6.7 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.69.493
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Washington Hall
Exposé
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
While the pattern molded salt is a form that was made at a number of locations, fragments of this particular pattern, with its basket weave motif on the foot, have been found at the Boston and Sandwich factory site
Related examples: Toledo (Wilson 1994, p. 240, no. 301, which discusses this attribution based on fragments).
Book excerpt: David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff. American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.
Provenance[McKearin’s Antiques, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1925; given to MFAH, 1969.
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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Boston and Sandwich Glass Co.
c. 1860–1880
Lead glass, gilt brass, and marble
B.2022.9.A-.D
Boston and Sandwich Glass Co.
c. 1850–1860
Glass, brass, and pewter
B.2017.8.1,.2