Sandwich Glass Museum

Sandwich Glass Museum

Sandwich Glass Museum is a glass museum in Sandwich, Massachusetts, featuring a wide range of rare glass, including glass from the local Boston & Sandwich Glass Factory which was founded in Sandwich by Deming Jarves in 1825. The Sandwich glass works primarily manufactured pressed lead-based glass, and was known for its use of color.[1] The museum also has a live glass blower, and exhibits detailing the creation and coloring of various types of rare glass.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Harriet Buxton Barbour, The Town That Glass Built, Houghton Mifflin Co. (Boston), 1948
  2. ↑ Sandwich Glass Museum

External

Coordinates: 41°45′31″N 70°30′02″W / 41.75863°N 70.50055°W / 41.75863; -70.50055

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