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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