Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight: sulphide
Object Number:
1965.267
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 4.4 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on lower edge of sulphide: "Taylor"
Description:
Lead glass paperweight in the form of a flattened sphere with slightly concave base; sulphide bust of Zachary Taylor on deep translucent cobalt ground.
Gallery Label:
The popularity of General Zachary Taylor as a subject in a paperweight stems from his victory over Santa Anna at Buena Vista in 1847, during the Mexican War, a victory that made him president (see "Glass Paperweights of the New-York Historical Society," p. 129).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
