Cucumber Straighteners
MakerMade by
Unknown
Date1800-1850
MediumBlown colorless lead glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x diameter of each straightener): 10 3/4 x 2 1/2in. (27.3 x 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionGroup of three blown colorless lead glass cucumber straighteners, each with a flared rim, thin, tapered walls, and an open bottom edge. The bottom edge of each straightener is not even. There are a small number of bubbles and only a few seeds, or pieces of unvitrified matter, in each straightener.
There are a few spots of dirt and paint adhered to cucumber straightener .2. There are three connected chips in the flared rim of .3. There is one small chip in the glass at the end of .3.
There are a few spots of dirt and paint adhered to cucumber straightener .2. There are three connected chips in the flared rim of .3. There is one small chip in the glass at the end of .3.
Object number1997.130.1-.3
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