Pomade Jar with Lid

Object Name: 
Pomade Jar with Lid

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Object Name: 
Pomade Jar with Lid
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, MA, Sandwich
Accession Number: 
60.4.813
Dimensions: 
Overall (with head) H: 9.4 cm; (without head) H: 6.3 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1855-1887
Credit Line: 
Gift of Louise S. Esterly
Primary Description: 
Light opaque blue glass; pressed. Shaped like a bear sitting on haunches with a harness on head; head is removable and forms lid. X.BAZIN PHILADA marked on base.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Esterly, Louise S., Source
1960
Category: 
Early American
Color: 
blue
Technique: 
pressing
Material: 
glass
Inscription: 
X.BAZIN PHILADA
inscription
: 
base

Publications (3)

Glass Animals: 3,500 Years of Artistry and Design (1988) illustrated, p. 83  (bottom, right); BIB# 32200
Glass Bottles, Lamps & Other Objects (1983) pl. 112, second from left; BIB# 22375
American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1981) illustrated, p. 284, #1115; BIB# 30457