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Collection Highlights

Bird's Nest and Dog Roses
1867
1947.519
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and selective glazing with scratching out on paper
Artist/Maker: John William Hill

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Salt

Salt
Object name 
Salt
Date 
ca. 1830-1835
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Boston & Sandwich Glass Company
Related People 
Subject: Marquis de Lafayette
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 1 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 3.8 x 9.5 x 5.7 cm )
Description 
Colorless pressed lead glass salt; boat-shape form with relief details in imitation of a paddlewheel steamboat; maker's mark on sternboard and on flower-decorated oval base; Lafayette's name on both paddlewheels (Neal BT4).
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number 
1941.937
Marks 
pressed: on sternboard "B. &. S./GLASS./CO" pressed: on paddlewheels "LAFAYET." pressed: on base "SANDWICH"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.