Salt whimsy

Salt whimsy

 
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Object Name: 
Salt whimsy
Department
American
Place Made: 
United States
Date: 
1800-1850
Technique
Dimensions: 
H: 5 cm, D (rim): 6.4 cm
Accession Number: 
86.4.128
Credit Line: 
Bequest of the Estate of Martha J. Herpst
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Deep amber non-lead glass; blown. Globular shape with everted rim, tooled stem and circular foot; hole in center extending through base, stem and foot, so it will hold nothing.
Provenance
Herpst Estate, Martha J., Source

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