Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
1865.6
Medium:
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup: footed salt
Object Number:
INV.3816
Date:
1920-1940
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 7 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine blown non-lead glass footed salt; angular acorn bowl with shallow top and bulbous lower section; applied disc foot; pontil mark.
Gallery Label:
Although this salt is an early nineteenth century form, the pristine surface and smooth pontil mark suggest a twentieth-century reproduction.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
