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Mary Gregory (1856 – May 24, 1908) [ 1] was an American artist known for her decoration of glass products at the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
A useful identification guide to antique collectable Victorian Mary Gregory glass, with picture gallery and information on manufacturers and designers.
Artist Mary Gregory designs home decor, wall art & gift items featuring prints of her original oil paintings.
Mary Gregory Glass is a charming style of enamelled figure glass, popular in Victorian times and now being re-discovered. The distinctive feature of Mary Gregory Glass is the painted and enamelled scenes of Victorian children in silhouette, dressed in their best clothes, playing games and having fun. (see below for example Mary Gregory scenes).
The distinguishing feature of Mary Gregory glass is the stylised white enamel painting usually of a child in an outdoor setting, playing with such things as butterfly nets, bubbles, fishing rods, or hoops.
Oct 25, 2023 · What happened to Mary Gregory? Mrs Gregory was killed after a fire at her home in the early hours of 28 May, 2018. She was found under a table in her conservatory suffering from the effects of...
The widespread belief that the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company and other American glass houses produced Mary Gregory glass has undoubtedly increased American interest and prices for this type of glassware. Now that the facts have come to light, I believe a period reevaluation will follow.
Oct 5, 2018 · Mary Gregory glass originated in Bohemia around the late 19th century and was exported to the United States and England. It featured white, silhouette-type figures, usually children at play, that were painted on clear or colored glass.
Mary Gregory glass, variety of glass produced in the United States toward the end of the 19th century in imitation of the then popular English cameo glass. It was named for Mary Gregory, an employee in the decorating department of the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company in Sandwich, Mass.
The term “Mary Gregory” is used for any old or new glass decorated with white enamel-painted pictures of boys, girls, and young women. Mary Gregory was a woman who worked from 1872 to 1888 at the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company in Sandwich, Massachusetts.
