Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1840-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 18.7 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Blue-green pressed lead glass candlestick; hexagonal baluster socket and stem with knop; wafer joins stem below knop to hollow hexagonal trumpet-shaped base with knop and collar.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1942.567a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
2431
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oil lamp
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. ( 22.2 x 11.4 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Amethyst pressed lead glass oil lamp; domed conical font impressed with six vertical rows of two and one-half block and printie patterns joined by hexagonal knop to hexagonal pedestal base; lamp pressed in one multi-part mold; pewter threaded collar and flared double wick holder (does not fit lamp and is probably not original).
Object Number:
INV.3776
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
2411
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 6 3/8 in. ( 2.2 x 16.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass plate with a circle of dancing bears on rim and a pair of bears standing upright at center.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.828b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
2410
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1830-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 6 in. ( 1.9 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass plate with four-petaled flower with gridded background at center and hairpin design on rim.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1938.262
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
2409
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt
Classification:
Date:
1830-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 6.4 x 9.5 x 7 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass salt; trapezoidal form; eagle with shield flanked by
acanthus leaves on sides and foliate decoration on stippled ground on ends; eight-pointed star on base; four scrolled feet (Neal EE7).
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Fannie G. Dudley and Family
Object Number:
1957.158
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
2407
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish
Classification:
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 4 1/16 in. ( 3.5 x 10.3 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass dish; circular form with plain edge; sunburst at center of well, on frosted ground, surrounded by circle of raised (pointed) circles; on interior rim, four concentric fields, each with a different pattern: running garland composed of dots, shield-like motif repeating along interior rim, and drape pattern embellished by raised dots; ridged pattern on edge.
Object Number:
INV.13389
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
2408
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oil lamp: grape pattern
Classification:
Date:
1847-1860
Medium:
Glass, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 7/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 25.1 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass oil lamp; domed, flaring cup-shaped font with four identical naturalistic molded grape vines; font joined with wafer to hexagonal baluster standard mounted on hexagonal base; brass collar and cap with splayed wick tubes and caps.
Object Number:
INV.3994
Gallery Label:
The domed top of this lamp's font was formed by using the Magoun Patent method. This method, invented by Joseph Magoun of the New England Glass Company in 1847, eliminated moldmarks by using a hinged, three-part mold to form the sides of the font and a one-piece cylindrical mold to form a cylinder that was then tooled to form the dome.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
2406
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Egg cup: footed salt
Classification:
Date:
1945-1865
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 in. ( 6.4 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Green pressed lead glass footed salt; circular bowl with scalloped rim; rib-decorated sides with four horizontal bands; octagonal foot.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.750b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
2402
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt
Classification:
Date:
1826-1830
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 x 2 1/4 in. ( 5.1 x 7.6 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Opaque white pressed lead glass salt; rectangular with columns and ball feet at corners; paneled sides outlined with rope molding enclosing a basket of fruit and flowers on the sides and a rose on the ends; mark on the bottom (Neal, NE1A).
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.749a
Marks:
pressed: on bottom: "NE/GLASS/COMPANY/BOSTON."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
2398
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 5/8 x 4 1/4 in. ( 29.5 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Blue-green glass; pressed. Vase with hollow hexagonal base pressed separately and attached with wafer; elongated conical shape with fluted rim and two staggered rows of arched panels surrounding bowl; pontil mark on inside of foot.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.832a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
2397
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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