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Handkerchief
Manufactured by Boston Chemical Printing Company United States

Samuel Slater, The Father of American Manufacturers (Handkerchief)
Engraved by James Provan & Son's (American, active 1890s) after a portrait by James Sullivan Lincoln (American, 1811–1888) Manufactured by Cranston Print Works Co. (American, active 1890) United States, Rhode Island, Cranston

Panel (Furnishing Fabric)
Printed and Manufactured by Lancaster Prints England, Lancashire, Lancaster

Double-Plated Lamp
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (American, 1825–88) Sandwich, Massachusetts

Compote on Stand
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (American, 1825–88) Sandwich, Massachusetts

Bowl
Probably Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (American, 1825–88) or New England Glass Company (American, 1818–88) Sandwich or East Cambridge, Massachusetts

Covered Dish
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (American, 1825–88) Sandwich, Massachusetts

Compote
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (American, 1825–88) Sandwich, Massachusetts

Panel (Furnishing Fabric)
Printed at Bannister Hall Print Works (English, active 1799-1840) Preston, Lancashire, England

Panel (Furnishing Fabric)
Printed at Bannister Hall Print Works (English, active 1799-1840) Preston, Lancashire, England

Panel
Printed at Bannister Hall Print Works (English, active 1799-1840) Preston, Lancashire, England

Affiliated Hospitals Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Bertrand Goldberg American, 1913-1997

Pair of Candlesticks
Attributed to Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (American, 1825–88) Sandwich, Massachusetts

Covered Sugar Bowl
Attributed to Boston and Sandwich Glass Company (American, 1825–88) Sandwich, Massachusetts

An Elegant Company
Pieter Codde (Dutch, 1599-1678)

Boston Common
Artist unknown (American, 19th century)

Fragment (Furnishing Fabric)
Manufactured by the American Print Works (American, founded 1876) United States, Massachusetts, Fall River

Siamese Ballet
Designed by Edward Daly Brown (American, active c. 1950–1955) Produced by Schiffer Prints Division, Mil-Art Company, Inc. United States, New York, New York

Plum Trees and Pheasants (Furnishing Fabric)
Printed at Bannister Hall Print Works (English, 1798-1893) England, Lancashire, Preston