Bank by Boston & Sandwich Glass Company. Clear glass object with a wide base tapering to a narrow neck and flaring to a wide body that tapers to a narrower section below. The base is circular and flat. The body has vertical ribs. A rounded handle on each side attaches to the body and to a narrow section below the neck. The top of the object is a cylindrical section below a molded section with decorative rings. The top has a figure of a bird. The bird has a long neck curved downward to peck at its back. The background is gray and white.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 1833–50
- Medium:
- Blown glass with applied decoration
- Culture:
- American
- Dimensions:
- 468 × 624 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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