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- Plate, 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
- Collections - Artifact
Plate, 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.
- Butter Mold, circa 1800 -
- circa 1800
- Collections - Artifact
Butter Mold, circa 1800
- Sugar Bowl, 1908-1918 -
- 1908-1918
- Collections - Artifact
Sugar Bowl, 1908-1918
- Compote, 1908-1915 - Compotes are all-purpose serving dishes. These usually footed bowls -- with or without lids or covers -- held special desserts, fruits, candies or sauces, jellies and other foods. This pressed-glass compote provided a culinary presentation method suitable to early 20th-century middle-class households.
- 1908-1915
- Collections - Artifact
Compote, 1908-1915
Compotes are all-purpose serving dishes. These usually footed bowls -- with or without lids or covers -- held special desserts, fruits, candies or sauces, jellies and other foods. This pressed-glass compote provided a culinary presentation method suitable to early 20th-century middle-class households.
- Bowl, 1908-1915 -
- 1908-1915
- Collections - Artifact
Bowl, 1908-1915
- Butter Mold -
- Collections - Artifact
Butter Mold
- Butter Mold, circa 1800 -
- circa 1800
- Collections - Artifact
Butter Mold, circa 1800