Covered Dish, 1890-1899
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Nineteenth-century American glassmakers experimented with new methods to create products for a growing consumer market. In the 1820s, pressing glass into metal molds by machine was perfected, and by the mid-1800s, manufacturers were creating a variety of inexpensive pressed glass housewares. America's middle-class consumers could now decorate their homes with attractive glass bowls, creamers, dishes, plates, vases, and other tableware.
Nineteenth-century American glassmakers experimented with new methods to create products for a growing consumer market. In the 1820s, pressing glass into metal molds by machine was perfected, and by the mid-1800s, manufacturers were creating a variety of inexpensive pressed glass housewares. America's middle-class consumers could now decorate their homes with attractive glass bowls, creamers, dishes, plates, vases, and other tableware.
Artifact
Dish (Vessel for food)
Date Made
1890-1899
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
88.282.219
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Eleanor Safford Estate.
Material
Pressed glass
Opaque white glass
Color
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 4.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
Length: 4.125 in
Inscriptions
9 (or D) [pressed on inside bottom of dish] 2 [pressed on underside of cover]
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