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Glass cane (owned by Roswell Gleason)
about 1860
Object Place: possibly Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
91.44 cm (36 in.)
Credit Line
Dorothy-Lee Jones Fund
Accession Number1975.642
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsGlass
DescriptionAquamarine colored glass cane-bublous head and twisted stem, tapering to the tip. The tip is open.
ProvenanceThe cane has descended in the Bowker and Gleason families. According to tradition, it was owned by Roswell Gleason of Dorchester (1822-1871), who had business ties with the glass companies in Sandwich, Mass. Purchased by the MFA in 1975 from a direct descendent of Roswell Gleason, Mrs. Frank C. Bowker.