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Object Name2-part Jar

Maker Akro Agate Glass Company (1911-1949)

Made FromNon-lead Glass

Date1939-1942

Place MadeUnited States

TechniquePressed

SizeH (a&b): 16 cm; (a) H: 6 cm, D: 9.9 cm; (b) H: 10.4 cm, D: 10.4 cm

Accession Number90.4.58

Credit LineGift of Long Island Depression Glass Society, Ltd.

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical Description2-part Jar. Opaque white non-lead glass; pressed. Two part jar in the shape of a woman with an elaborate hairdo in a full-skirted dress; top half (woman's body) lifts off to reveal powder in lower, cylindrical part; Akro Agate trademark on base barely legible; marked: "MADE IN US OF AMERICA".
Provenance

Source Long Island Depression Glass Society, Ltd