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Cruet

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1868-1899

GUSN

GUSN-6415

Description

Oil and vinegar cruets; base cut all-over with diamond and cross hatch pattern; sunburst cut in bottom; horizontally faceted neck; trefoil spout; applied "C" shaped handle; bodies are identical but stoppers differ--both faceted but one is globular, the other spearhead shaped; colorless cut glass.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cruets (condiment vessels)
lead glass
glass (material)
lozenges
sunbursts
Glass
Sunburst
Diamond
CRUET

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

6.875 x 3.375 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1278.2AB

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