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Measuring Glass

Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1790-1810

GUSN

GUSN-2492

Description

Measuring glass, blown, cone-shaped with pouring lip, stemmed and on a wide round foot, etched with measurements for teaspoons, tablespoons, dram an drops in bold lettering and numbers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

measuring cups
glassblowing
etching (corroding)
etching (printing process)
glass (material)
Glass
Etched
Blown
GLASS, MEASURING

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

4 x 2 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.518

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