Lidded canister (one of a group of four)
United States or Europe
1810-1850
Measurements
1968.849.1, 7-3/4 in x 5-1/2 in (dia); 1968.849.2, 7-1/4 in x 5-5/8 in (dia); 1968.845.3, 7-3/4 in x 5 in (dia); 1968.845.4, 9 in x 5-3/8 in (dia)
Materials
Colorless glass, tinned sheet iron
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, bequest of H. Rodney Sharp
Accession Number
1968.849
Condition Notes
Canister 1968.849.1 has a stress crack across bottom. The rim of canister 1968.849.2 has a long, shallow chip, covered by the lid.
Provenance
Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp
Comments
The four lidded canisters or jars are an assembled group of generally similar examples. No two appear to come from the same source. Differences lie in the character of the glass, manufacturing evidence, shapes and sizes, and lids.
Canister 1968.849.1 has a slight rose tint to the glass. The glass has many small air bubbles in it.
Canister 1968.849.2 as a slight rose tint to the glass. It also has many large bubbles in the glass, unlike the other three.
Canister 1968.849.3 has a pontil push-up that is shallower than the other three. Also, the outside bottom of the canister has a pockmarked surface similar to that found in early glass blown into molds of colder temperature than the glass gather. Last, the shoulder is narrower and the edge rounder than the other canisters.
Canister 1968.849.4 has a pontil push-up that is noticeably sharper and higher than the others. The cylindrical, flat-topped lid bears evidence of black paint. The other three lids are domed.
