Salt

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Object Name: 
Salt
Place Made: 
United States, probably Midwestern
Accession Number: 
68.4.157
Dimensions: 
H: 7 cm, L: 8.2 cm, W: 5.7 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1830-1840
Primary Description: 
Colorless lead glass; pressed. Rectangular shape; ends with scrolls; stippled; sides with shell; ends with acorn and oak leaves in medallion; pedestal base with ends curving upward; multi-rayed design underneath.

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Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Hackman, Maime, Former Collection
Esterly, Louise S., Source
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
pressing

Exhibitions (1)

The Story of American Pressed Glass of the Lacy Period, 1825-1850
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1954-06-21 through 1954-09-15

Publications (2)

American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1981) illustrated, p. 197, #777; BIB# 30457
The Story of American Pressed Glass of the Lacy Period 1825-1850 (1954) p. 150, #779; BIB# 27822