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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Ramekin and saucer (Pomona ware, second ground)

about 1885–88
Made by New England Glass Co., East Cambridge, Massachusetts
Overall (Ramekin): 5.1 x 9.2 cm (2 x 3 5/8 in.) Overall (Saucer): 2.2 x 11.1 cm (7/8 x 4 3/8 in.) Overall (Assembled): 5.7 x 11.1 cm (2 1/4 x 4 3/8 in.)
Blown glass with amber rim, second ground, blueberry design in red, gold, and blue

Classification: Glass

Object Place: East Cambridge, Massachusetts

Accession number: 2012.70a-b

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