jar

Object NamePreserving Jar with Cap

Maker(a) Hero Fruit Jar Company

Made FromNon-lead Glass, zinc

Date1884-1900

Place MadeUnited States, PA, Philadelphia

TechniqueMold-blown, pressed

SizeOverall H: 23.3 cm; (a) Jar H: 22.5 cm, Diam: 11.7 cm

Accession Number52.4.83

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; ground lip, screw threads on neck, mold seam on each side; obverse embossed: "MASON'S/PATENT/NOV. 30TH/1858" with Hero cross bearing HFJ Co. monogram above "MASON"; base embossed "PAT NOV 26 67" in a circle. (b) Zinc cap with pressed opaque white lines, embossed "BOYDS GENUINE PORCELAIN LINED CAP".
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