Collection Highlights
Kast
Date:
1675-1690
Object Number:
1941.914
Medium:
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight: sulphide
Object Number:
1965.164
Date:
1845-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 4.4 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper label affixed to base: "189"
Description:
Lead glass paperweight of flattened spherical shape enclosing sulphide profile portrait of Benjamin Franklin on deep cobalt blue ground.
Gallery Label:
Sulphides-small white clay medallions embedded in glass-imitated the cameos of ancient Rome. During the mid-19th century, the Clichy Glasshouse produced sulphide paperweights of many celebrated figures, from Marie Antoinette and Napoleon to George Washington and Benjamin Franklin.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
