Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2012

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Art of the Americas: July 2011–June 2012


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Oil lamp

about 1830–40
New England Glass Co., East Cambridge, Massachusetts
Overall: 22.9 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm (9 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
Glass

Classification: Glass

Object Place: East Cambridge, Massachusetts

Accession number: 2011.2099

Provenance/Ownership History: Early history unknown; acquired at unknown date by Ruth Webb Lee (1894-1978); 1978, by inheritance to her daughter, the donor; 2010, lent to the Museum by the donor; 2011, year-end-gift of Dorothy-Lee Jones, Weston, Massachusetts to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 2012)

Gift of Dorothy-Lee Jones