Glassmaking Mold

1850–1900

Not on view

This plaster-of-Paris mold has intaglio decoration in a diamond pattern. Molds such as this were used to make other, more durable molds out of metal, which glassmakers used to make pressed glass. This mold and the other glassmaking implements were found in the cellar of the Union Glass Works, Somerville, Massachusetts, which had probably bought the objects from a glassmaker in Sandwich, an active glassmaking center during the nineteenth century.

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Title: Glassmaking Mold
Date: 1850–1900
Geography: Probably made in Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Plaster-of-Paris
Dimensions: 2 9/16 x 11 1/16 x 8 3/4 in. (6.5 x 28.1 x 22.2 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962
Object Number: 62.25.2
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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