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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Pitcher (Pomona ware, first ground)

about 1885–88
Designed by Joseph Locke
Made by New England Glass Co., East Cambridge, Massachusetts
Overall: 17.1 x 19.7 x 16.5 cm (6 3/4 x 7 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Mold-blown glass, amber rim, hand etched

Classification: Glass

Object Place: East Cambridge, Massachusetts

Accession number: 2012.68

Provenance/Ownership History: Early history unknown; acquired at unknown date by Ruth Webb Lee (1894-1978); 1978, by inheritance to her daughter, the donor; 2012, gift of Dorothy-Lee Jones (Weston, Massachusetts) to the MFA. (Accession date: March 28, 2012)

Gift of Dorothy-Lee Jones