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Desser Dish

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1900-1950

GUSN

GUSN-6453

Description

Two-part molded colorless glass body; dessert dishes have hexagonal shaped, slightly domed foot, stepped knop stem, and elongated thumbprint faceted bowl.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dessert dishes
glass (material)
molding (forming)
fingerprints
Glass
Molded
Thumbprint
DISH, DESSERT

Inscription

Center of bottom has maker's stamp of ""H"" in diamond.

Associated Building

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

Maker

Heisey (Maker)

Location of Origin

USA; Newark, OH, USA

Dimensions

3.5 (H), 3 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1296.3

Places

Ohio (United States)

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