Preserving Jar

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Object Name: 
Preserving Jar
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
52.4.175
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 13.6 cm, Diam: 8.1 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1885-1900
Primary Description: 
Preserving Jar. Light green non-lead glass; mold-blown. Cylindrical shape; ground lip; screw threads on neck; mold seam on each side; obverse embossed: "MASON'S/PATENT/NOV 30TH/1858"; base plain.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Color: 
light green
Technique: 
mold-blowing
Material: 
glass
Inscription: 
MASON'S/PATENT/NOV 30TH/1858
inscription
: 
Pressed body, obverse