Collection Highlights
Punch bowl: Landing of Lafayette
Date:
1840-1850
Object Number:
1910.24
Medium:
Earthenware
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight: fruit
Object Number:
1937.751
Date:
1860-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 5.7 x 7 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper labels affixed to base: "109" and "#?"
Description:
Blown glass paperweight in the form of a reddish pear fused to a colorless, circular ("cookie") base.
Gallery Label:
Paperweights of this type were a specialty of the New England Glass Company (see "Glass Paperweights of the New-York Historical Society," p. 127).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
