Collection Highlights
French press
1812-1819
1943.368
Mahogany, mahogany veneer; yellow poplar, white pine, brass, plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight: fruit
Object name
Paperweight: fruit
Date
1852-1880
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 4.4 x 7 cm )
Description
Colorless lead glass paperweight in the shape of a flattened sphere with concave base; internal motif of green over white stem with four leaves and two blue over white plums.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Object Number
1965.246
Marks
handwritten in pencil: on tape affixed to base: "5"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
