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Object NamePaperweight with Photograph of President William McKinley
Maker Lewis P. Peters
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1901-1902
Place MadeUnited States, PA, East Mauch Chunk
Techniquepressed, photograph glued on underside
SizeOverall H: 2.5 cm, W: 10.3 cm, D: 6.3 cm
Accession Number86.4.240
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Graham Jr. in memory of Louise Wood Tillman
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: American History in Glass
Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Photograph of President William McKinley. Colorless non-lead glass; pressed, photograph applied on underside. Rectangular shape, with rounded corners, flat top surface and bottom surface indented to hold photograph of President William McKinley; printed label covering back of photograph headed: "MARTYRED PRESIDENT/William McKinley", with statistics of McKinley's career and the assassination, bottom marked: "LEWIS P. PETERS/East Mauch Chunk, Pa.".
Provenance
Source John R. Graham Jr. - 1986
Source Mrs. John R. Graham Jr. - 1986