Collection Highlights
Diana of the Tower
1899
1977.3
Bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight
Object name
Paperweight
Date
1845-1850
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 2 x 3 1/8 in. ( 5.1 x 7.9 cm )
Description
Lead glass paperweight of flattened spherical shape enclosing sulphide profile portrait of George Washington above a deep cobalt blue over white ground.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Object Number
1965.92
Gallery Label
This paperweight was made either by Baccharat or Clichy (see "Glass Paperweights of the New-York Historical Society," p. 168).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
