Collection Highlights
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1927.59
Medium:
Plaster with wash
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bowl: footed salt
Object Number:
1942.499
Date:
1815-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 2 5/8 in. ( 8.3 x 7.9 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Deep olive-amber blown glass footed salt with flared rim, bulbous bowl, short cylindrical stem, and heavy applied foot with irregular crimping and pontil mark.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this object was made in Connecticut.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
