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Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, American, active 1825 - 1888

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1835-1840

Colorless lead glass, pressed in the "Princess Feather" pattern

Overall: 10 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 6 in. (27.3 × 22.2 × 15.2 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Katharine T. and Merrill G. Beede 1929 Fund and the Hood Museum of Art Acquisitions Fund

2009.1

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

19th century

Object Name

Tools and Equipment: Food Service

Research Area

Decorative Arts

Not on view

Exhibition History

Israel Sack Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 2, 2009-present.

Published References

Spillman, Jane Shadel and Susanne K. Frantz. Masterpieces of American Glass. Crown Publishers, Inc.: New York, 1990. p. 32. Palmer, Arlene. Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. W.W. Norton: New York, 1993. p. 243. McKearin, George S. and Helen McKearin. American Glass. Crown Publishers: New York, 1941. p. 362-3.

Provenance

Paul Richards, Templeton, Massachusetts, until 1993; to private collection; Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York, New York; sold to present collection, 2009.

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