Urn with cover
about 1830–50
Object PlaceEast Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueBlown glass, engraved decoration
DimensionsOverall height: 55.9cm (22in.); Diam (bowl): 19.1cm (7 1/2in.)
Credit LineGift of Sage Adams Hall
Accession number2001.561a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsGlass
Collections
ProvenanceMade for Henry Whitney (1785-1859) about 1830; by descent to Sidney Algernon Sage in 1859; to Frances Abby Sage Adams in 1869; to Willis Sage Adams in 1930; to Bruce Kirke Adams in 1947; to Lois Adams Wilson in 1996; consigned to "The January Sale, Early American Glass, catalog of sale closing 14th January 1997," lot 200 , held by Collector's Sales and Service of Middletown, Rhode Island; purchased at the auction by Mr. and Mrs. George E. Hall, South Hadley, Massachusetts, and placed on loan to Museum by Mrs. Hall (Sage Adams Hall); converted to gift in 2001 by Sage Adams Hall.
