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Salt (George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette)

Culture: American
Maker: New England Glass Company
Medium: Glass
Place Manufactured: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Dates: ca. 1827
Dimensions: 2 x 3 x 2 1/8 in. (5.1 x 7.6 x 5.4 cm)
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 45.171
Credit Line: Gift of Lura Woodside Watkins
Image: Overall, 45.171_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Colorless pressed glass salt in shape of rectangular box. Scalloped edge along top; long side panels contain medallion portrait busts of Washington on one side and Lafayette on the other; short side panels decorated with rose on one end and acorn on the other; corners formed into posts. The base has grape leaf and grapes design and is supported by ball feet. Has been broken and mended.

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