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Paperweight: fruit

Paperweight: fruit
Object name 
Paperweight: fruit
Date 
1852-1880
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 symmetrical arrangement of five apples and four cherries on latticinio ground.
Credit Line 
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Object Number 
1965.442
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.