Collection Highlights
George Washington (1732-1799)
ca. 1785-1828
1832.4
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Paperweight: sulphide
Object name
Paperweight: sulphide
Date
ca. 1850
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 4.4 x 6.4 cm )
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.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Object Number
1965.267
Marks
handwritten in ink: on lower edge of sulphide: "Taylor"
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).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
