5-piece Burmese Caster Set

Object Name: 
5-piece Burmese Caster Set

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Object Name: 
5-piece Burmese Caster Set
Accession Number: 
79.4.72
Dimensions: 
See Individual Records
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1885-1895
Credit Line: 
Gift in part of William E. Hammond
Primary Description: 
Opaque yellow, pink glass; silver plate; mold-blown. (A&B) Cruets, blown in a vertically ribbed mold; shading from yellow at base to pink at top; shaded stoppers; applied yellow handles; satin finish. (C&D) Shakers, cylindrical shape; vertically ribbed; shading from yellow to pink; silver-plated collars and screws on shaker caps. (E) Silver plated frame with four feet; four circles for cruets and shakers and tall handle in center; marked on base "PAIRPOINT MFG CO/QUADRUPLE PLATE P ".
Department: 
Provenance: 
Hammond, William E., Source
1979-03-27
Category: 
Inscription: 
PAIRPOINT MFG CO/QUADRUPLE PLATE P
mark
base of frame
Burmese Glass: 1885-1985
Venue(s)
New Bedford Whaling Museum 1985-08-17 through 1985-12-29
The illustrated encyclopedia of glass (2011) illustrated, p. 46 (left); BIB# 128671
The Bulfinch illustrated encyclopedia of antiques (1994) illustrated, p. 107, no. 6; BIB# 26855
Glass Tableware, Bowls and Vases (1982) pl. 190; BIB# 22048