Collection Highlights
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1927.59
Medium:
Plaster with wash
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight: sulphide
Object Number:
1965.175
Date:
1845-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 5.7 x 7.9 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper label affixed to base: "210"
Description:
Lead glass paperweight of flattened spherical shape enclosing sulphide bust of Zachary Taylor on translucent green ground with millefiori border.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
