Card Box, Nakara

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Object Name: 
Card Box, Nakara
Accession Number: 
79.4.75
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 6.6 cm, W: 10.8 cm, D: 3.5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1890-1910
Credit Line: 
Gift in part of William E. Hammond
Primary Description: 
Opaque white glass; metal; mold-blown. Rectangular, covered with blue enamel with a spray of dogwood on each side; brass collar; stamped on base "NAKARA C.F. M. CO.".
Department: 
Provenance: 
Hammond, William E., Source
1979-03-27
The illustrated encyclopedia of glass (2011) illustrated, p. 177 (left); BIB# 128671
Glass Bottles, Lamps & Other Objects (1983) pl. 180; BIB# 22375