paperweight
Object NamePaperweight with Sulphide of William Shakespeare
Made FromNon-lead Glass, Sulphide
Dateabout 1830-1850
Place Madeprobably England
TechniqueEncased, Molded Sulphide
SizeOverall H: 3.7 cm, Diam: 5.8 cm
Accession Number84.2.41
Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass, white sulphide; encased, molded sulphide. Domed, circular shape, enclosing a molded sulphide portrait of a man, facing dexter (William Shakespeare); reverse plain; polished pontil mark.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), and the purchase recommendation says the museum planned to use funds acquired by deaccessioning duplicate paperweights, including some given by Mrs. Amory Houghton and Mrs. Leigh M. Battson. Several paperweights bequeathed by Clara S. Peck in 1983 were also deaccessioned around that time.
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), and the purchase recommendation says the museum planned to use funds acquired by deaccessioning duplicate paperweights, including some given by Mrs. Amory Houghton and Mrs. Leigh M. Battson. Several paperweights bequeathed by Clara S. Peck in 1983 were also deaccessioned around that time.
1850-1910
about 1830-1850
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