globe
Object NameGazing Globe
Maker
New England Glass Company
(1818-1878)
Made FromLead Glass
Date1855-1875
Place MadeUnited States, MA, Cambridge
TechniqueBlown, lined with silvering
SizeOverall H: 26.6 cm; Globe Diam: 16.3 cm
Accession Number2002.4.248
Credit LineGift of Sara S. Russell in memory of Isabel Leighton Stedman
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless glass; blown, lined with silvering. Spherical globe, blown, lined with mercury or another silvering agent, globular stem tapers to a domed foot; remains of opening underneath.Provenance
Source
Theodore E. Russell
- 2002-08-14
Former Collection
John H. Leighton
Former Collection
Barbara Hall Stedman
Former Collection
John H. Leighton Jr.
Former Collection
Sara Stedman Russell
Former Collection
Isabel Leighton Hall
