Urn

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

Roswell Gleason (American, 1799–1887)

1851–71

Object PlaceDorchester, Massachusetts

Medium/TechniqueSilverplate

DimensionsOverall: 47 x 30.5 x 24.1 cm (18 1/2 x 12 x 9 1/2 in.)

Credit LineGift of Jonathan and Louisa Fairbanks

Accession number2004.2207a-b

On View

On view

ClassificationsSilver hollowware

Collections

Americas

Inscriptions"32" scratched on undersid of lid; modern paper sticker with "1295" in blue ink affixed on underside of lid, along with a second sticker inscribed in blue ink, "6276/1295;" modern sticker affixed inside urn reads, "D651 [or 0651] [in blue ink] /111 [in red ink]."ProvenanceEarly history unknown; purchased at auction (possibly a Northeast Auction) by Jonathan Fairbanks about 1999.