Roswell Gleason & Sons
"Magic Caster" Cruet Set

ManufacturerAmerican, c. 1857–1871
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • "Magic Caster" Cruet Set
Datec. 1857
Made inDorchester, Massachusetts, United States
MediumSilverplate over Britannia metal, electro-plated ncikel-silver and cut glass
Dimensionso/a stand: 16 5/8 × 9 (maximum diameter) in.
16 5/8 × 9 (diameter) in.
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Aron and Anaruth Gordon
Object number84.177.1-.7
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance[Argentum, San Francisco]; purchased by MFAH, 1984.
Exhibition History"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 7 July 2012 - 2 January 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"PATENTED DEC 1 1857"

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