Footed Bowl, circa 1850

Summary

American glass factories made a variety of glass products for the early-nineteenth-century consumer. Glassblowers turned out bottles, flasks, tableware and other household items. Earlier products were affordable only to the well-to-do. But by the second quarter of the 19th century, a growing number of manufacturers made reasonably priced blown-glass items available to the expanding middle class.

American glass factories made a variety of glass products for the early-nineteenth-century consumer. Glassblowers turned out bottles, flasks, tableware and other household items. Earlier products were affordable only to the well-to-do. But by the second quarter of the 19th century, a growing number of manufacturers made reasonably priced blown-glass items available to the expanding middle class.

Artifact

Bowl (Vessel)

Date Made

circa 1850

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

59.28.83

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Glass (Material)
Blown glass

Technique

Glassblowing

Color

Amber (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 6.125 in

Diameter: 6.625 in

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