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Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.55
Medium:
Paper, linen backing
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dish: footed dish
Object Number:
1948.310
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 x 3 in. ( 7.3 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass salt with round bowl with all-over diamond pattern and circular base with sunburst on underside.
Gallery Label:
A related salt illustrated in "American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass" has a domed cover with a similar all-over diamond pattern (see p. 254).
Credit Line:
Bequest of Weber Hill Arkenburgh
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
