Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight/ medallion
Object Number:
2002.1.1920
Date:
1893
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
3/8 x 2 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
This copper colored metal paperweight has a relief of a building below an eagle and above a scene of two men shaking hands surrounded by tools and products of the arts and trade crafts, including an artist's palette and a gear. This side reads "The Southern Exposition/ Louisville Ky." On the reverse, a wreath of oak and laurel leaves around the engraved inscription "Awarded To/ Lincrusta Walton Co./ For Interior Decorations/ 1883."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
