jar

Object NamePreserving Jar with Cap

Maker Consolidated Fruit Jar Company

Made FromNon-lead Glass, Zinc

Date1878-1900

Place MadeUnited States, NJ, New Brunswick

TechniqueMold-blown, pressed

SizeOverall H: 23 cm; (a) Jar H: 22.4 cm, Diam: 11.4 cm

Accession Number52.4.72

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" with CFJ Co. monogram between "MASON" and "PATENT"; base embossed: "E249". (b) Zinc cap stamped "TRADE MARK BOYD'S PORCELAIN LINED/PATD July 1871 MAR 30 69 REISSUED OCT 25 81" around "TRADEMARK" encircling a CFJ Co. monogram; milk glass liner pressed, embossed "CONSOLIDATED FRUIT JAR COMPANY/NEW YORK" around a CFJ Co. monogram.
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