Sugar bowl, Attributed to New England Glass Company, 1815–35


Sugar bowl, 1815–35, Probably made in New England, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Made in Massachusetts, United States; Probably made in New England, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, American, Free-blown glass with applied decoration, 9 7/8 x 4 3/8 in. ( x cm), Glass, Attributed to New England Glass Company (American, East Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1818–1888), Possibly South Boston Flint Glass Works, Glass, elaborately cut or engraved in a variety of patterns based on English Regency styles, was in vogue for fine tableware during the early nineteenth century. This elegant sugar bowl and its related cream pitcher reveal a sophisticated alternative to cutting: the manipulation of the clear, colorless glass in its molten state


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