Finger Bowl and Underplate

Boston and Sandwich Glass Company

Caption

Boston and Sandwich Glass Company. Finger Bowl and Underplate, 1875–1885. Glass, (a) Finger Bowl: 2 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (7.3 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm) (b) Underplate: 1 1/8 x 5 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. (2.9 x 14.3 x 14.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1998.96.2a-b.

Title

Finger Bowl and Underplate

Date

1875–1885

Geography

Place manufactured: Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States

Medium

Glass

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

(a) Finger Bowl: 2 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (7.3 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm) (b) Underplate: 1 1/8 x 5 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. (2.9 x 14.3 x 14.3 cm)

Inscriptions

Painted in black on inside edge of finger bowl (a): "BARLOW 24"; on rim of underplate (b): "Bar 15 E"

Markings

Unmarked

Credit Line

Gift of Paul F. Walter

Accession Number

1998.96.2a-b

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