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Mary Gregory
Mary Gregory
Mary Gregory

Mary Gregory

Object NamePitcher
Manufacturer (American (Sandwich, MA), 1825 - 1888)
Datec. 1880
OriginU.S.A.
MediumGlass, mold blown, cranberry and clear with white enamel
Dimensions7 5/16 × 5 1/2 in. diameter (18.6 × 14 cm)
ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Glass
Credit LineGift of Ann and Henry Brunnier. In the Ann and Henry Brunnier Collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object number3.15.89
Status
Not on view
Collections
CultureAmerican
Label TextMary Gregory is the name used for a type of glass that is easily identified. White figures were painted on clear or colored glass as the decoration. The figures chosen were usually children at play. The first glass known as Mary Gregory was made about 1870. Similar glass is made even today. The traditional story has been that the glass was made at the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company in Sandwich, Massachusetts, by a woman named Mary Gregory. Recent research says that none was made at Sandwich. In fact, all early Mary Gregory glass was made in Bohemia. Beginning in 1957, the Westmoreland Glass Co. made the first Mary Gregory–type decorations on glassware in the United States. These pieces had simpler designs, less enamel paint, and more modern shapes. France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and England, as well as Bohemia, made this glassware. Children standing, not playing, were pictured after the 1950s.
Locations
  • (not entered)  Iowa State University, Brunnier Art Museum
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Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
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Decanter
Object Name: Decanter
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
1825-1840
Object number: UM2005.227ab
Mary Gregory pattern
Object Name: Tumbler
1850-1900
Object number: UM2001.47
Ewer
Object Name: Ewer
c. 1890
Object number: 3.15.80
Bowl, Finger
Object Name: Bowl, Finger
c. 1883-1900
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Amberina
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Mt. Washington Glass Works
1883-1888
Object number: 3.15.78
Mug
Object Name: Mug
New England Glass Company
Object number: 3.15.79
Criss-Cross pattern
Object Name: Toothpick Holder
Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company
1894
Object number: UM2013.775
Mary Gregory pattern
Object Name: Pitcher
Fenton Glass Co.
Object number: UM2003.190
Bottle or flask
Object Name: Bottle or flask
c.1500-1510
Object number: 3.1.61
Popcorn pattern
Object Name: Cream Pitcher
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
1860s
Object number: 3.15.22
Object Name: Cream pitcher
Boston & Sandwich Glass Co.
c. 1850
Object number: 3.15.1