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Object NameSalt
Maker
Mount Vernon Glass Works
Made FromGlass
Date1830-1839
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Vernon
TechniquePressed
SizeOverall H: 4.5 cm; Rim W: 5.5 cm, D: 7 cm; Base W: 4.25 cm, D: 5.5 cm
Accession Number50.4.212
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionSalt. Bottle glass, dark olive-green; pressed; rectangular footed form with scalloped base-sides between plain bracket feet; at top, alternating oval and lozenge chain band, tops forming scalloped rim; on stippled background of sides, conventional ornament composed of small palmettes between tops of beaded scrolls terminating at bottom in small flower, and at each side, a scrolled leaf with stippled vein; on stippled background of ends, same scrolled leaf flanking small palmette above large beaded dot; on base, bead-edged polygon with scroll ornament.Provenance
Source
George S. McKearin
(b. 1874) - 1950-07-31
