SD-4A WAVED STRAWBERRY DIAMOND PRESSED OPEN SALT, brilliant cobalt blue, even-scallop rim with narrow flat space between each scallop. Rare. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1828-1840. 2" H, 2 1/4" x 3 1/8".
Literature: Neal - Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, p. 440. Barlow/Kaiser - The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Vol. 1, p. 280, fig. 1442b. Spillman - Corning, p. 195, fig. 763.
Provenance: From the collection of Doug Reed, Maplewood, NJ.
Catalogue Note: This is the second example of this salt we have sold, suggesting it is much rarer than designated by Neal.

Nearly proof with a single chip to one base corner.