Bear Grease Jar

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Object Name: 
Bear Grease Jar
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, MA, Sandwich
Accession Number: 
2006.4.103
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 9.4 cm, W: 5 cm, D: 5.1 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1855-1887
Credit Line: 
Purchased with funds from the Arthur W. Guenther Fund (in Memory of Imogen Ireson Guenther) and Welker Fund for Pressed Patterned American Glass
Primary Description: 
Translucent white glass; pressed. Grease jar in the shape of a bear sitting on its haunches. Marked on base "EUGENE BIZE & FRICK/SUCCESORS TO J HAUEL & CO".

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Delmarva Acquisitions & Appraisals Inc., Source
2006-04-10
Inscription: 
EUGENE BIZE & FRICKE & CO / SUCCESSOR TO HAUEL
inscription
: 
Stamped On bottom of body.