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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RLM Stamps, post: 3719773, member: 18784&quot;]I sent an email to the curator of the Sandwich Museum. This was her response copy and pasted.<span style="color: #ff0000"> I guess stories and information can get mixed up over several generations.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie56" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Thank you for all of the information.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></p><p>Dear Bob,</p><p><br /></p><p>Although a Mary Gregory did work as a decorator at the Boston &amp; Sandwich Glass Company, this type of glassware was not manufactured in Sandwich. How her name was attached to this type of glassware is a mystery. The majority of “Mary Gregory” glassware was made in Europe, probably Bohemia.</p><p><br /></p><p>We are very fortunate to have Mary Gregory’s diaries in our collection. She worked at the factory for a couple of years in the early 1880s, before leaving to care for her sister’s child. Her sister became gravely ill after giving birth. Mary later received an inheritance fromm an uncle and never worked again. She writes of painting lamp shades and lamp stems. We are also very fortunate to have in our collection, Sandwich trade catalogs from the 1870s and 1880s, which feature the Company’s decorated wares. I have attached an example of one of the pages. Edward Swann, who headed the decorating department, learned his skill decorating ceramics in England. Most of the designs are nature inspired with numerous floral motifs.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope this is helpful.</p><p><br /></p><p>Best regards,</p><p>Dorothy G. Hogan-Schofield</p><p>Curator</p><p>Sandwich Glass Museum</p><p>P.O. Box 103</p><p>Sandwich, MA 02563[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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