Jar, Condiment
Object number94.58.2 a,b
Attributed to
Thomas Wightman
Artist
Heinz Noble and Company
(1872 - 1875)
Datec. 1872
MediumGlass
Credit LineBequest of Evelyn Evans
DescriptionPressed colorless glass jar with domed lid.
Dimensions5.25 x 2.75 in. (13.3 x 7 cm)Marks"HEINZ NOBLE & CO" on cover. "HORSE RADISH" price on base.
Label TextH.J. Heinz started his company selling horseradish packed in glass bottles. The horse on this early lid helped those who could not read the label figure out what the jar contained. Probably Thomas Wightman Glass Co., Pittsburgh
Subjects
On View
On view
1875-1900
c. 1850
c.1835
