cosmetic box

Object NamePowder Box with Lid

Made FromLead Glass

Date1850-1860

Place MadeUnited States, MA, Cambridge

TechniqueBlown, cased, cut, gilt

Size(Aab,Bab) H: 24.5 cm; (Aa,Ba) H: 18 cm; (Aa) diam (max) 9.4 cm; (Ba) diam (max): 9.6 cm; (Cab) H: 9.5 cm; Ca) H: 5.1 cm

Accession Number73.4.25 C

Credit LineGift of Miss Marion Pike

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewAmerican Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

This set was blown by John H. Leighton, son of Thomas Leighton, for his older daughter, Mary May. It was decorated in the company’s shops.

Physical DescriptionRuby over colorless, lead glasses; blown, cased, cut, gilt. (a) Powder box: flattened bulbous shape with eight panels cut through ruby to clear; cut trefoils and quatrefoils and gilt decoration; base ground and polished. (b) Lid: round ball knob, matching decoration with serrated cutting around rim.
Provenance

Source Marion Pike