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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"Boston Lighthouse" cocktail shaker

designed about 1927; made about 1927–29
International Silver Company
Height x diameter: 13 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. (34.9 x 13.3 cm)
Silverplated metal (probably chrome)

Classification: Silver hollowware

Object Place: Meriden, Connecticut, United States

Accession number: 2011.1686a-d

Description: Shaker, lid, strainer, and removable finial.

Provenance/Ownership History: 1953, given as a wedding gift to Pat and William (Bill) Swan, Dover, Massachusetts from William's parents; by inheritance within the family; 2011, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 21, 2011)

Anonymous gift in honor of Patricia and William C. Swan