Maker
Boston and Sandwich Glass Co.American, 1826–1888
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Saltcellar
Datec. 1830–1850
Made inSandwich, Massachusetts, United States
MediumNonlead glass
Dimensions2 1/8 × 3 1/8 × 1 7/8 in. (5.4 × 7.9 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.78.8
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Kilroy Center
On view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Related examples: McKearin and McKearin 1941. pl. 169. no. 5: Spillman 1981, nos. 633–39.
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.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg, 1975; given to MFAH, 1978
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