Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2012
The Acquisitions
Art of the Americas: July 2011–June 2012
Model of a cannon
about 1840–50
Height x length: 7 x 12 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (17.8 x 32.4 x 19.7 cm)
Brass, iron, wood
Classification: Models
Object Place: Probably England
Accession number: 2012.30
Description: Cannon on stand.
Provenance/Ownership History: Acquired by the donor many years ago at a Cape Cod antique shop; her late husband was named George; 2012, gift of Mrs. George R. Rowland to the MFA
Gift of Mrs. George R. Rowland in memory of George R. Rowland