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Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (1826–1888)
Object Place: Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Pressed glass
Dimensions
3.81 x 22.86 x 22.86 cm (1 1/2 x 9 x 9 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Kenneth and Mary Jane Wakefield in memory of Ruth Graves Wakefield
Accession Number1979.707
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CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsGlass
DescriptionClear octagonal beehive plate. Circle of bees and beehives in center. In the focus of the circle is a dot surrounded by stipple ring dots, an outer ring of four thistles, four alternating diamond stars, the whole encircled by two rope rings. At each corner, small four pointed star with dot in center and between rays. Border panels on stippled ground oak leaf, stylized scroll, 2 conventional ornaments and graped and acanthus leaves where sides meet.