Dish
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
L: 11 1/ 8 in (28.3 cm), W: 7 3/4 in (19.7 cm), H: 2 1/4 in (5.7 cm)
Classification
Dish
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Linda H. Kaufman Gift, 2015
Accession Number
2015.460
Art Historical Context
This elegant glass dish, crafted by Boston & Sandwich Glass Company between 1828 and 1832, exemplifies early American ingenuity in decorative arts. Measuring 11⅛ inches long, ¾ inches wide, and2¼ inches high, oval form and likely pressed-glass construction made it a practical yet refined serving piece for 19th-century households. during the company's formative years—founded in 1825 in Sandwich, Massachusetts dish hails from a pivotal era when American glassmakers began rivaling European imports. The Boston & Sandwich Glass Company pioneered affordable pressed glass techniques, using steam-pow...
About the Artist
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company · 1825–1888
The Boston & Sandwich Glass Company, a pioneering force in American glassmaking, was established in 1825 in Sandwich, Massachusetts, by visionary entrepreneur Deming Jarves, who had honed his expertise as an agent for the New England Glass Company in Cambridge. Jarves built the factory on the banks of the Cape Cod Canal, incorporating it formally the following year with Boston investors. Drawing o...