Collection Highlights
Fragment of the equestrian statue of King George III (tail)
Date:
1770-1776
Object Number:
1878.6
Medium:
Lead
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Paperweight: steel die
Object Number:
1965.398
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 10.8 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass paperweight in the shape of a sphere on flat circular base with pontil mark; internal steel-die motif of white single-masted sailboat with red flag on green water.
Gallery Label:
This paperweight may have been made by Michael Kane. The steel-die sailing sloop was possibly meant to represent the "Spray," in which Captain Joshua Slocum started around the world in 1895 (see "Glass Paperweights of the New-York Historical Society," pp. 135 and 182).
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
