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- Mustard Pot, 1830-1845 - Mechanically pressed glass was an innovation in glass history, making decorative, "patterned" glass available to a broad audience. One of the earliest types of pressed glass, dating to the 1830s is known as "Lacy Glass". Complex stippled patterns were developed to help hide technical defects caused by early presses, when the glass gather was cut off and dropped into a mold.
- 1830-1845
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Mustard Pot, 1830-1845
Mechanically pressed glass was an innovation in glass history, making decorative, "patterned" glass available to a broad audience. One of the earliest types of pressed glass, dating to the 1830s is known as "Lacy Glass". Complex stippled patterns were developed to help hide technical defects caused by early presses, when the glass gather was cut off and dropped into a mold.
- Castor Set, 1813-1856 -
- 1813-1856
- Collections - Artifact
Castor Set, 1813-1856
- Product Label for Bottled Tomato Catsup by Heinz, Noble & Company, circa 1873 - Henry J. Heinz introduced tomato ketchup as one of his first bottled condiments in the 1870s. To ensure his success among competing ketchup manufacturers, Heinz employed innovative product packaging. Eye-catching labels attracted customers, and clear glass bottles revealed a high-quality product. By about 1905, the H.J. Heinz Company had become the largest ketchup producer in the nation.
- circa 1873
- Collections - Artifact
Product Label for Bottled Tomato Catsup by Heinz, Noble & Company, circa 1873
Henry J. Heinz introduced tomato ketchup as one of his first bottled condiments in the 1870s. To ensure his success among competing ketchup manufacturers, Heinz employed innovative product packaging. Eye-catching labels attracted customers, and clear glass bottles revealed a high-quality product. By about 1905, the H.J. Heinz Company had become the largest ketchup producer in the nation.
- Salt, 1815-1830 - Prior to the early 20th century, Americans would have put several small, open dishes filled with salt on their dining tables. These "salts" placed the necessary seasoning within easy reach of family and guests. In the early 1800s, pattern-molded or hand-blown "salts" became affordable to the general public from a growing number of regional American glass factories.
- 1815-1830
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Salt, 1815-1830
Prior to the early 20th century, Americans would have put several small, open dishes filled with salt on their dining tables. These "salts" placed the necessary seasoning within easy reach of family and guests. In the early 1800s, pattern-molded or hand-blown "salts" became affordable to the general public from a growing number of regional American glass factories.
- Standing Salt, 1860-1900 - 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.
- 1860-1900
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Standing Salt, 1860-1900
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.
- Cruet, 1880-1920 -
- 1880-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Cruet, 1880-1920
- Favrile Salt, 1900-1914 - Art Glass is ornamental and decorative glass dating from the mid-to-late 19th century through the early 20th century. Makers of Art Glass employed newly developed technologies for producing vibrant colors and surface textures. This is most famously seen in the iridescent surfaces of Louis Comfort Tiffany and his contemporaries, although Art Glass took many shapes and forms.
- 1900-1914
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Favrile Salt, 1900-1914
Art Glass is ornamental and decorative glass dating from the mid-to-late 19th century through the early 20th century. Makers of Art Glass employed newly developed technologies for producing vibrant colors and surface textures. This is most famously seen in the iridescent surfaces of Louis Comfort Tiffany and his contemporaries, although Art Glass took many shapes and forms.
- Favrile Salt, 1900-1914 - Art Glass is ornamental and decorative glass dating from the mid-to-late 19th century through the early 20th century. Makers of Art Glass employed newly developed technologies for producing vibrant colors and surface textures. This is most famously seen in the iridescent surfaces of Louis Comfort Tiffany and his contemporaries, although Art Glass took many shapes and forms.
- 1900-1914
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Favrile Salt, 1900-1914
Art Glass is ornamental and decorative glass dating from the mid-to-late 19th century through the early 20th century. Makers of Art Glass employed newly developed technologies for producing vibrant colors and surface textures. This is most famously seen in the iridescent surfaces of Louis Comfort Tiffany and his contemporaries, although Art Glass took many shapes and forms.
- Salts, 1840-1860 -
- 1840-1860
- Collections - Artifact
Salts, 1840-1860
- Salt, 1870-1900 - Small, open dishes filled with salt graced Americans' dining tables into the 20th century -- before the introduction of free-flowing salt and the acceptance of shakers. Diners usually found a large master salt near the head of the table or smaller versions closer to their plate. Novelty-shaped, pressed glass salts, like this bird with seed, appeared in the late 1800s.
- 1870-1900
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Salt, 1870-1900
Small, open dishes filled with salt graced Americans' dining tables into the 20th century -- before the introduction of free-flowing salt and the acceptance of shakers. Diners usually found a large master salt near the head of the table or smaller versions closer to their plate. Novelty-shaped, pressed glass salts, like this bird with seed, appeared in the late 1800s.