Diamond Quilted pattern
Object NamePickle Castor Set with Tongs
Manufacturer
Mt. Washington Glass Works
(American (Boston, MA; New Bedford, MA), 1837 - 1894)
Manufacturer
James W. Tufts Co.
(American (Boston, MA), 1875 - 1915)
Date1875-1894
MediumNon-flint Rubina pressed glass (ruby to clear) with coralene, quadruple silver plate frame
DimensionsPickle container: 4 1/2 × 3 × 3 in. (11.4 × 7.6 × 7.6 cm)
Lid: 1 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (4.4 × 8.3 × 8.3 cm)
Castor holder: 9 1/2 × 4 × 4 in. (24.1 × 10.2 × 10.2 cm)
Tongs: 6 5/8 × 1/8 × 1 1/4 in. (16.8 × 0.3 × 3.2 cm)
ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Glass
Credit LineGift of Chautauqua Circuit #889 in honor of member Carol Tinkey being installed as Iowa State Quester President, April 2015. In the Iowa Quester Glass Collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM2015.162abcd
Status
Not on viewCollections
CultureAmerican
MarkingsOn frame James W Tufts / Boston / warranted quadruple plate / T / 3624.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Art Museum
Object Name: Perfume Bottle w/ Stopper in Stand
Mt. Washington Glass Works
1880-1889
Object number: UM2015.166abc
Object Name: Sugar Tongs
Gorham Manufacturing Co.
c. 1885
Object number: UM2016.703
