Preserve Glasses

Date1840-1880

MediumBlown colorless lead glass

DimensionsComponent (height x diameter of .1): 4 x 3 7/8in. (10.2 x 9.8cm)
Component (height x diameter of .2): 3 7/8 x 3 3/4in. (9.8 x 9.5cm)

ClassificationsGlassware

Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour

DescriptionPair of preserve glasses made of blown colorless lead glass. Each glass has a flared, folded rim, tapered sides, and a shallow kick on the bottom. The glasses are of a slightly different size. Glass .1 has a light grey tint, while .2 has a light green tint. Each has a ring of light wear and scratches around the edge of the bottom. Glass .2 has additional wear all over the interior surface.

Kick: An indentation in the bottom of a drinking glass, bottle, or other glass object.

Object number1945.1.1213.1-.2

NotesHistorical Note: These utilitarian preserve glasses, also called jelly glasses, were used to preserve and store fruit and jellies. They are not to be confused with stemmed glasses with a handle used to serve jellies and ices in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, which are also called jelly glasses. (Hunt 4/27/2005)

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