- Circa 1850
- Cut glass grape and dart design
- Decorative cast details of brass
- Overall: 37" drop x 11" diameter
- Glass jar : 11" diameter x 14 1/2" length x 9 12/" Bell
- Drop can be adjusted if desired.
The Boston and Sandwich Glass Company was incorporated
in 1826 to hold the glass factory built a year earlier
in Sandwich, Massachusetts, by Deming Jarves. The
factory was closed in 1888 amid disputes with the
newly formed glassmaker's labor union.
The molds for pressing glass were metal,
hand-carved by mold-makers. The early pressing
process often created surface imperfections due
to the different cooling rates of the glass and molds.
Small circles or dots were added to the early pressed
designs, called stipples. The dots help to refract the
light through the glass and to draw the human eye away
from those surface imperfections.
In the 1840s and 1850s, the company perfected the
pressing processes further to eliminate surface
imperfections. They mass-produced a stunning spectrum
of colored tableware, including lamps, spoonholders,
perfume bottles, candlesticks, and celery vases.
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