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Saltcellar

Object/Artifact

Pressed glass salt depicting an image of the charioteer goddness being pulled by two horses with flowers spilling from a cornucopia at the rear. A beaded shield ornament on each end is flanked by depended leaves and rose blossoms. The figure enclosed by the shield resembles a sea horse. Pointed ovals and diamonds make up the scallop and point rim. The bottom is a scalloped platform with rings and leaves forming wreaths around a central rosette. The feet are short, well-rounded rosettes.

2022.41.012

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Boston and Sandwhich Glass Company

1835 - 1850

Boston

Massachusetts

United States of America

North America

1-1/2 in

2 in

1-1/2 in

2-1/2 in

Glass

"A Guide to Sandwich Glass: Blown Tableware, Pressed Cup Plates, and Salts," by Raymond E. Barlow and Joan E. Kaiser, #1461

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