Green Salt Dish

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Object Name: 
Green Salt Dish
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, NJ, Jersey City
Accession Number: 
2007.4.35
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 5 cm, W: 7.7 cm, D: 5.6 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1830-1839
Primary Description: 
Transparent green glass; pressed. Rectangular shaped dish with pressed decoration of a flower on each end and a bouquet (?) on each side. Scalloped rim and four feet on the bottom. Pressed lettering, "JERSEY/ GLASS CO/ NR N.YORK" on the underside is broken and skewed.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Stradlings, Source
Color: 
green
Technique: 
pressing
Material: 
glass
Inscription: 
JERSEY / GLASS CO. / n. N. YORK
inscription
: 
Pressed as part of mold. On underside of salt. Inscription is skewed and does not appear clearly.
JY22 / / 4R881400
label
: 
Rectangular sticker On inside edge of salt. Rectangular sticker with handwritten text in black ink.

Publications (2)

The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 2007 (2008) illustrated, p. 10; BIB# AI90242
Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, 1825-1850 (1962) p. 125 JY2a; BIB# 27681