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Object NamePaperweight with Sulphide of Lincoln
Maker Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
Made FromLead glass, sulphide
Date1954
Place MadeFrance, Baccarat
Techniquepaperweight, overlay, cut;molded, encased sulphide
SizeOverall H: 4.8 cm, Diam: 8 cm
Accession Number78.3.119
Credit LineGift of The Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Heads of State
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, purple, white lead glasses; paperweight, overlay, cut; molded, encased with sulphide. Paperweight, sulphide of Abraham Lincoln, purple over white double overlay, with cut circular and oval facets, diamond-faceted base.
Provenance
Former Collection Honorable Amory Houghton Jr. (American, 1926-2020) - 1978-12-30
Source Laura Houghton - 1978-12-30

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