paperweight
Object NameSulphide Paperweight
Maker
Falcon Glassworks of Apsley Pellatt & Co.
Made FromLead Glass, Sulphide
Dateabout 1820-1830
Place MadeEngland, London
Techniqueencased, cut, molded sulphide
SizeOverall H: 2.5 cm, Diam: 6.6 cm
Accession Number84.2.37
Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, white sulphide; encased, cut, molded sulphide. Flat, circular shape, with cut raised circular panel on top; rounded edges with cut deep vertical grooves; base a raised, cut circle; enclosing a molded sulphide urn, with raised oval panels on the sides, and foliage below; flat reverse, impressed "Pellatt & Green,/Patentees, LONDON".Provenance
Source
Louis Lyons
- 1984-04-06
Purchased from Louis Lyons in 1984 using funds from the Clara S. Peck Endowment Fund. Catalogue cards say that these objects were a bequest of Clara S. Peck (by exchange).
Purchased from Louis Lyons in 1984 using funds from the Clara S. Peck Endowment Fund. Catalogue cards say that these objects were a bequest of Clara S. Peck (by exchange).
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