bowl
Object NameHeart-Strawberry-diamond Compote or Bowl
Maker
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company
(active 1825-1888)
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1828-1835
Place MadeUnited States, MA, Sandwich
TechniquePressed bowl; free-blown standard, applied
SizeOverall H: 10.5 cm, D: 4.5 cm; Rim Diam: 15.75 cm; Foot Diam: 10.25 cm; Th: 7.5 cm
Accession Number50.4.411
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionHeart-Strawberry-diamond Compote or Bowl. Lead glass, thick, colorless of gray cast; pressed bowl, free-blown standard; circular shallow bowl, sides spreading slightly and curving over at rim; on bottom, band of graduated strawberry diamonds around four overlapping hearts at center; on sides, (thirteen) stippled hearts alternating with (thirteen) sheaf-of-wheat below arc of five tiny diamonds and with small star at each side; rim, alternate one wide and two narrow rounded-scallops (top of heart forming two small scallops); applied large button-knop stem and flaring circular foot; rough pontil mark.Provenance
Source
George S. McKearin
(b. 1874) - 1950-07-31
