Deep Dish (Primary Title)
Oval Deep Dish, "Cadmus-Eagle" (Alternate Title)
Boston and Sandwich Glass Co., American (Sandwich, MA, active 1826 - 1888) (Artist)
Glass production using free-blown and mold-blown methods is an ancient art practiced worldwide. However, mechanically pressed glass is a fully American product. In the 1820s, Boston-area glass manufacturers devised a system in which molten glass was dropped into the desired shape and pattern. Glassware soon featured geometric or pictorial designs - this intricate dish depicts American eagles and jaunty clipper ships - and a new decorative treatment in which the background is filled with hundreds of raised dots. This overall stippled effect, which enhances the reflection of light, is commonly known as "lacy."
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Henry P. Deyerle in memory of Mary Byrd Warwick Deyerle and Evelyn Byrd Deyerle
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