Collection Highlights
Snake jug
Date:
1871
Object Number:
1906.6ab
Medium:
Stoneware
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Glass bubble
Object Number:
1951.359
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 8 in. ( 7.6 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Green non-lead blown glass bubble; roughly circular bubble depressed to form uneven bowl shape with hole in center.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this is a reflector, made in southern New Jersey in the late eighteenth century.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
