Collection Highlights
Tontine Coffee House, N.Y.C.
ca. 1797
1907.32
oil on linen, lined to fiberglass
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flower paperweight
Object name
Flower paperweight
Date
1845-1850
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. ( 4.8 x 6.7 cm )
Description
Lead glass paperweight of flattened spherical shape enclosing an aster with cobalt blue petals, yellow center, a stem, and five leaves on a latticinio ground.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Object Number
1965.363
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
