Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Paperweight
Object Number:
2002.1.136
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. ( 1.9 x 10.8 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
This rectangular clear glass paperweight has a paper insert and the words, Graham & Co./ Boot Shop/ Woolworth Building/ 11 Barclay Street/ New York/ Mechanics Bank Bldg./ 211 Montague Street/ Brooklyn, N.Y./ The Johnston and Murphy/ Shoe.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
