Cheese Dish with Cover

Boston and Sandwich Glass Company

Caption

Boston and Sandwich Glass Company. Cheese Dish with Cover, 1875–1885. Glass, (a) Dish: 15/16 x 9 5/16 x 9 5/16 in. (2.4 x 23.7 x 23.7 cm) (b) Cover: 6 1/8 x 6 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (15.6 x 17.5 x 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1998.96.8a-b.

Title

Cheese Dish with Cover

Date

1875–1885

Geography

Place manufactured: Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States

Medium

Glass

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

(a) Dish: 15/16 x 9 5/16 x 9 5/16 in. (2.4 x 23.7 x 23.7 cm) (b) Cover: 6 1/8 x 6 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (15.6 x 17.5 x 17.5 cm)

Markings

(a) Rectangular white sticker affixed to underside: printed in red in script, "The / Glass Industry / in Sandwich / 4102 [handwritten in black ink]" (b) Identical sticker affixed to inside edge.

Credit Line

Gift of Paul F. Walter

Accession Number

1998.96.8a-b

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