Sweetmeat in "Horn of Plenty" or "Comet" Pattern with Cover

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Object Name:

Department

American

Maker(s)

M'Kee Brothers, Manufacturer

Boston & Sandwich Glass Company ((active 1825-1888)), Manufacturer

Place Made:

United States, probably Pittsburgh, PA; United States, possibly Sandwich, MA

Date:

about 1860-1870

Color

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colorless

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  - color (ref)
    - colorless (ref)

Technique

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pressing

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  - forming (ref)
    - pressing (ref)

Material

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glass

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      - glass (ref)

Dimensions:

Overall H: 21.2 cm, Diam (max): 15.6 cm

Accession Number:

2011.4.92

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds donated by the Mrs. Jason Westerfield Estate

Location:

Not on Display

Description

Colorless glass; pressed. (a) Shallow dish with scalloped rim, hollow stem consisting of six teardrop shapes with vertical depressions. Stem opens into two-tiered foot with pressed checkered design in interior. Exterior of dish decorated with fourteen horns of plenty in two differing designs. (b) Hemispherical cover with faceted blade knop at top. Interior of cover decorated with twelve horns of plenty in two differing designs.

Inscription

the Cronin / Collection / Jeffrey S. Evans / & Assoc. Affixed (a) on base Square paper label with white text and blue/black background.

Provenance

Evans, Jeffrey S. (Donor), Source to 2011-09-24

Cronin, Judith, Former Collection to

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