Dish, Salt
Object number2024.5.7
Manufacturer
Stourbridge Flint Glass Works
(1823 - 1845)
Date1830-1845
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumGlass
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
DescriptionDark sapphire glass salt dish. Salt dish is a pressed glass depiction of a paddle wheel steamboat; steamboat features a curled figurehead at the front, a star design over both the paddles, and raised text across the transom. Bottom of salt dish has an anchor pressed in the center and a straight piece of glass for a rudder. Base has foota around anchor.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 1.5 x 3.688 x 1.938 in. (3.8 x 9.4 x 4.9 cm)InscriptionsRaised text on transom: "PITTSBURGH".
Historical NotesPressed Pittsburgh steamboat salt dish in deep purple blue; very rare. Attributed to the Stourbridge Flint Glass Works in Pittsburgh. Purchased from a Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Inc. auction on November 30, 2023.
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c. 1880
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