Collection Highlights
Seated Man Writing, from the Economical School Series
Date:
c. 1810-14
Object Number:
1953.274f
Medium:
Black chalk, charcoal, and gray wash on light blue paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flower paperweight
Object Number:
1965.169
Date:
1852-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 5.1 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass paperweight in the form of a flattened sphere with concave base and slight pontil mark; internal motif of blue poinsettia on a latticinio ground bordered with six purple and green moths.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
