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Boston and Sandwich Glass Company1830–45
- Attribution
- Boston and Sandwich Glass Company Sandwich, Massachusetts, 1825–1888
- Medium
- Pressed lead glass
- Physical dimensions
- 15.9 × 26.8 × 22.5 cm (6 1/4 × 10 9/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
- Credit line
- Gift of Arthur Heun
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Known as the “princess feather” pattern, the design of this dish illustrates the ornate effects that can be achieved by pressing glass into a mold. In the mid-19th century, the German porcelain manufacturer Meissen produced a line of porcelain with similar decoration of naturalistic fruits and flowers. The porcelain was inspired by the archival collection of American pressed glass amassed by the firm.
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