Collection Highlights
Siamese Twins
Date:
1836
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1836.55
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight
Object Number:
1965.92
Date:
1845-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 1/8 in. ( 5.1 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Lead glass paperweight of flattened spherical shape enclosing sulphide profile portrait of George Washington above a deep cobalt blue over white ground.
Gallery Label:
This paperweight was made either by Baccharat or Clichy (see "Glass Paperweights of the New-York Historical Society," p. 168).
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
