Casket, 1830-1840
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This mold-made, pressed glass box was intended to hold a middle class lady's jewelry. It was made in the lacy glass technique, in which decoration covers the entire surface of the mold, and is raised against a background of small dots, to create a stippled appearance on the surface. The dots catch any ambient light, making the surface shimmer.
This mold-made, pressed glass box was intended to hold a middle class lady's jewelry. It was made in the lacy glass technique, in which decoration covers the entire surface of the mold, and is raised against a background of small dots, to create a stippled appearance on the surface. The dots catch any ambient light, making the surface shimmer.
Artifact
Casket (Personal gear)
Date Made
1830-1840
Creators
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company
Place of Creation
United States, Massachusetts, Sandwich
Creator Notes
Attributed to Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, Sandwich, Massachusetts.
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass
Object ID
00.3.580
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Pressed glass
Dimensions
Height: 6 in
Width: 4.5 in
Length: 7 in
Weight: 3.25 lb
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