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- Bowl, 1869-1871 - The Boston Silver Glass Company was established in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, in about 1857. Starting in 1869, the company produced pressed glass tableware in its "beaded grape medallion" pattern. The inexpensive glassware came in various forms: plates, dishes, bowls, compotes, goblets, and pitchers, among others. The company operated until about 1871.
- 1869-1871
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Bowl, 1869-1871
The Boston Silver Glass Company was established in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, in about 1857. Starting in 1869, the company produced pressed glass tableware in its "beaded grape medallion" pattern. The inexpensive glassware came in various forms: plates, dishes, bowls, compotes, goblets, and pitchers, among others. The company operated until about 1871.
- Bowl, 1840-1860 -
- 1840-1860
- Collections - Artifact
Bowl, 1840-1860
- Bowl, 1840-1860 - 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.
- 1840-1860
- Collections - Artifact
Bowl, 1840-1860
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.