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Object NameBull's eye & Fleur de lis Sugarbowl and Cover

Factoryprobably Union Glass Company (Somerville, MA, 1851-1927)

Made FromLead Glass

Date1851-1870

Place MadeUnited States, probably MA, Somerville

TechniquePressed

SizeOverall H: 22 cm; Bowl H: 13.1 cm; Rim Diam: 11 cm; Foot Diam: 9 cm

Accession Number50.4.382

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionBull's eye & Fleur de lis Sugarbowl and Cover. Lead glass, colorless; pressed; deep ovoid bowl, short octagonal stem with sides extending onto circular foot with smooth base; set-in high dome cover with octagonal stemmed knob with tiny dome finial; on sides of bowl and cover, band of so-called fleur de lis depending from oval bull's eye.
Provenance

Source George S. McKearin (b. 1874) - 1950-07-31