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Object NameMustard jar

Made Fromnon-lead glass, silver

Dateabout 1850

Place MadeNorthern Europe; probably Belgium (glass)

Techniqueblown, overlay, cut, gilt

SizeH: 6 1/4", W (base): 2 1/4"

Accession Number61.3.145

Credit LineGift of John H. Schuelein-Steel

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless, dark ruby-red non-lead glasses; blown, overlay, cut, gilt. Ovoid, panel-cut glass body; colorless with ruby lining; gilt bands outlining the facets; silver mounts: cylindrical rim with stamped ropework border; hinged lid with ribbed ball top and paneled, pointed finial, with a rounded notch in the side, hallmarked on the inside with a female head facing dexter; hinged to a flat strap handle with engraved ribs, shaped as a curved figure "7" with looped tail; held onto the foot with a threaded screw and nut; domed foot on three tiny ball feet, with ribbed sides; partial maker's mark on the underside of the foot and on the rim at top, a crescent moon and the letter "P"; the foot attached to the bowl with a threaded screw with rounded cap and square nut; gummed circular paper label inscribed "162" in blue ball-point ink on the foot
Provenance

Source John H. Schuelein-Steel - 1961