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Oil lamp
Roswell Gleason (American, 1799–1887)
1830–50
Object Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
Medium/Technique
Pewter
Dimensions
Overall: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Mr. and Mrs. Ulf B. Heide
Accession Number2008.663
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPewter
Marks
Marked: "R. GLEASON" in rectangle on base
Provenanceunknown private collection to an antiques dealer in Missouri; acquired by Bette and Melvyn Wolf, Inc., Flint, Michigan; purchased by Gerald W.R. Ward for the Museum at the New Hampshire Antique Dealers Association show, Manchester, New Hampshire, August 8, 2008; purchased by the MFA, 2008. (Accession Date: September 17, 2008)