Sweetmeat in "Horn of Plenty" or "Comet" Pattern with Cover

Object Name: 
Sweetmeat in "Horn of Plenty" or "Comet" Pattern with Cover

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Object Name: 
Sweetmeat in "Horn of Plenty" or "Comet" Pattern with Cover
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, PA, probably Pittsburgh
United States, MA, possibly Sandwich
Accession Number: 
2011.4.92
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 21.2 cm, Diam (max): 15.6 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1860-1870
Credit Line: 
Purchased with funds donated by the Mrs. Jason Westerfield Estate
Primary Description: 
Colorless glass; pressed. (a) Shallow dish with scalloped rim, hollow stem consisting of six teardrop shapes with vertical depressions. Stem opens into two-tiered foot with pressed checkered design in interior. Exterior of dish decorated with fourteen horns of plenty in two differing designs. (b) Hemispherical cover with faceted blade knop at top. Interior of cover decorated with twelve horns of plenty in two differing designs.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Pattern Name: 
Horn of Plenty
Provenance: 
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Source
2011-09-24
Cronin, Judith, Former Collection
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
pressing
Material: 
glass
Inscription: 
the Cronin / Collection / Jeffrey S. Evans / & Assoc.
label
: 
Affixed (a) on base Square paper label with white text and blue/black background.