PRESSED LACY PRINCESS FEATHER MEDALLION AND BASKET OF FLOWERS OBLONG COVERED VEGETABLE DISH, colorless, base variation with grapevine within the rope edge and stippled rim. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1830-1845. 5 1/2" HOA, 8 3/4" x 10 1/2" OA.
Literature: Barlow/Kaiser -
The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Vol. I, p. 113 fig. 1028. Bourne -
The William J. Elsholz Collection, Vol. 2, p. 260, lot 983. Lee -
Sandwich, pl. 151, top left. The McKearins -
American Glass, pl. 160, fig. 1. Rose -
Corning, pl. XXVIII, catalogue 120. Spillman -
Corning, p. 94, fig. 266.
Provenance: From the private collection of John Craft, Mt. Juliet, TN.
Condition
Very good condition overall with scattered chipping to the edge resulting in a couple of small losses, some roughness to the table ring; cover nearly undamaged with a few expected flakes to the edge. Having many large potstones and inclusions scattered throughout, all as made.