I had to switch to the 1852 version of An Encyclopedia of Domestic Economy by Thomas Webster because the 1845 version I downloaded was only half there. This edition was published in London instead of New York.
I know there has been recent discussion of glassware for the table. In that light, this illustration and description is quite handy:
“Glass Used as Table Furniture – The use of glass in furniture is too well known to require much illustration. We shall confine ourselves, therefore, to an enumeration of the various articles in common use. Mirrors have already been mentioned for chandeliers and other holders for lights in Section on Lamps. Glass for the table consists of, decanters for the usual wines, a, fig. 496; ditto for claret, b; liquor bottles, r; water jugs, c, c; pickle glasses, d; finger cups, e; custard cups, d; cruet glasses, f, g, h, I; tumblers, k, l; wine-glasses of various kinds, m, n, o, including those of green glass; butter basins, p, q, s, salad basins, &c.
If I Had My Own Blue Box: 
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