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Object NameSalt
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1825-1830
Place MadeUnited States, New England
Techniquepressed
SizeH: 5.1 cm, L: 7.6 cm, W: 5.3 cm
Accession Number68.4.253
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Story of American Pressed Glass of the Lacy Period, 1825-1850
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless, lead glass; pressed. Rectangular shape; rim with alternating scallops and points; each corner with bamboo column; sides and ends ribbed; one side with bust of Washington in an oval medallion; other with bust of man in an oval medallion, inscribed above: "LAFAYETTE"; one end with acorn; other with flower; rectangular base with grape leaf and cluster of grapes.
Provenance
Former Collection Mrs. Harry S. High
(Acquired from Mrs. Harry S.High, September 7, 1954)
Source Louise S. Esterly

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