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Windowpane by Boston & Sandwich Glass Company
Artist
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company
Date
1840–70
Medium
Pressed amber glass
Dimensions
10 x 16 in. (25.4 x 40.6 cm)
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Gallery
774
Location
774
Credit
Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1984

Description

Overview Windowpane Manufacturer Possibly made by Boston & Sandwich Glass Company American 1840–70 On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774 This large amber pressed-glass windowpane was found in a transom over a door in a house in Wheeling, West Virginia. In the nineteenth century, Wheeling was a center of glass production. Pressed-glass panes were used to decorate lanterns, door sidelights, and desk or cupboard doors.