Inverted Fern
Object NameModel of a Glass Salt
Factory
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company
(active 1825-1888)
Made FromHardwood
Date1850-1870
Place MadeUnited States, MA, Sandwich
Techniquelathe- and hand-carved
SizeOverall H: 10 cm, Diam (max): 6.8 cm
Accession Number56.7.7
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBlack surface hardwood, probably mahogany; lathe- and hand-carved. Solid cup-shape section with pattern of fern leaves superimposed on fine vertical ribbing, solid cylinder at top and bottom with hole in base and three mold lines indicated from top to bottom.Provenance
Source
Herbert H. Bowles
- 1956
