Presentation vase

New England Glass Company

1843 · Blown, cut, and engraved glass · The American Wing

Depictions of glasshouses on glassworks are rare. The engraving on this important presentation vase depicts the New England Glass Company with the chimneys of its three furnaces—two for glass and one for lead. The inscription “From / Henry Whitney / to / Thomas Leighton / East Cambridje / August 1843 / A token of grateful remembrance” highlights two notable figures of the New England Glass Company, Henry Whitney and Thomas Leighton. The vase was presented to Leighton on Whitney’s retirement from the firm in 1843.

Artist

New England Glass Company

Date

1843

Medium

Blown, cut, and engraved glass

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Purchase, Judith F. and William H. Hernstadt Gift, and Robert G. Goelet Gift, 1980