jar

Object NamePreserving Jar with Cap

Maker Hero Fruit Jar Company

Made FromNon-lead Glass, zinc

Date1882-1900

Place MadeUnited States, PA, Philadelphia

TechniqueMold-blown, pressed

SizeOverall H: 22.8 cm; (a) Jar H: 22 cm, Diam: 11.6 cm

Accession Number52.4.71

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionPreserving Jar with Cap. Light green, opaque white non-lead glasses; mold-blown, pressed. (a) Barrel shape; with ground lip; screw threads on neck, mold seams on each side; obverse embossed: "MASON'S/PATENT/NOV 30TH/ 1858"; Hero cross between "MASON" and "PATENT"; base embossed "PAT NOV 26 67" in a circle around "375". (b) Cap has pressed opaque white glass liner embossed: "GENUINE BOYD CAP/FOR MASON JARS".
Provenance