Glass Salt Cellar

Dateca. 1850

Mediumpressed glass

DimensionsOverall: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)

ClassificationsVessels & Containers

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Mrs. Eleanor Jacobson

Object numberPC1979.11.11

DescriptionThis pressed glass salt cellar has a rounded shape throughout, and features an upper-middle portion which is slightly more bulbous. The upper opening is rounded and flattened throughout. The central body includes decorative embossed details throughout the entirety of the surface. The underside of the vessel reveals what appears to be three small legs, serving to support its foundational base.

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