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Manufacturer Boston and Sandwich Glass Works (American, 1826-1888)

Place of OriginSandwich, Massachusetts, United States

Date1855-1875

Dimensions1 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (4.5 × 6.3 cm)

Mediumcolorless non-lead glass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1917.462

Not on View

DescriptionSolid, tooled. Encloses a scrambled millefiori pattern of lengths and sections of cane, predominantly red, white, and blue. Shallow, polished pontil mark.

Published ReferencesWilson, Kenneth M., American Glass, 1760-1930: The Toledo Museum of Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, [Lanham, Md.]: National Book Network [distributor], c1994; 2 v. (879 p.): ill. (some col.); 32 cm., 1994, p. 553, no. 919.