paperweight
Object NamePaperweight
Factoryprobably
Macbeth-Evans Glass Company
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1927
Place MadeUnited States, probably PA, Charleroi
Techniquepaperweight; encased, sandblasted plaque
SizeOverall H: 7.9 cm, Diam: 9.6 cm
Accession Number86.4.58
Credit LineGift of The Corning Painted Post Historical Society, by exchange
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless (greenish tint) non-lead glass; paperweight; encased, sandblasted plaque. Domed, circular shape, encasing a square, colorless glass plaque and brownish sandblasted (?) and possibly gilt plaque inscribed "GEORGE D./MACBETH/1927"; framed by fused bits of white, yellow, blue and green glass; "floating" above a background of fuzzed larger chips of white, blue, yellow, green, and dark blue glass; rough-ground, flat base.Provenance
Source
Corning-Painted Post Historical Society
- 1986-06-06
