Salt Dish
ca. 1878–90
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
1 11/16 x 1 9/16 in. (4.3 x 4 cm)
Classification
Salt dish
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Marguerite Raeder Laporte, 1991
Accession Number
1991.26.14
Tags
Art Historical Context
Nestled in The American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum Art, this delicate *Salt Dish* by George Duncan and Sons exemplifies late 19th-century Americanmaking ingenuity. Crafted around 1878–90, the petite vessel measures just 1 11/16 x 1 9/16 inches, perfect for individual salt servings at Victorian dining tables. Produced by Pittsburgh-based firm renowned for pressed glass tableware, it reflects the era's industrial boom, when factories like Duncan & Sons churned out affordable yet elegant household goods for America's growing middle class. The dish's glass medium highlights advanced molding ...