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Object NamePlymouth Rock Paperweight
Maker New England Glass Company (1818-1878)
Maker Providence Flint Glass Works
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1876
Place MadeUnited States, MA, Cambridge; United States, RI, Providence
TechniquePressed
SizeOverall H: 4.3 cm, W: 7.4 cm, L: 10.3 cm
Accession Number78.4.75
Credit LineGift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: American History in Glass
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; pressed. Paperweight in the form of Plymouth Rock bearing the raised date "1620" on the surface; lengthy inscription on the foot.
Provenance
Former Collection Honorable Amory Houghton Jr. (American, 1926-2020) - 1978-12-30
Source Laura Houghton - 1978-12-30

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