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Wine decanter (part of a wine stand set)

Roswell Gleason and Sons (American, active 1851–1871)
Roswell Gleason (American, 1799–1887)

1851–71

Object Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/Technique Silver plate, cased and cut glass

Dimensions 31.75 x 15.87 x 11.11 cm (12 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 4 3/8 in.)

Credit Line American Decorative Arts Curator's Fund

Accession Number1989.682a-b

ON VIEW
The Heide Family Galleries (Gallery 238A)

CollectionsAmericas

ClassificationsSilver hollowware

DescriptionPart of a set including a silver-plated stand with wine cups (1989.679a-d) and three cut glass decanters, 1989.680a-b, 1989.681a-b, and 1989.682a-b. R. Gleason & Sons, Dorchester Mass., 1866 [trade catalogue], Plate 19, No. 1300.

ProvenancePurchased by the Museum from Weiner's Antique Shop, Cambridge, Massachusetts, December, 1989.