paperweight

Object NamePaperweight with Eleanor Roosevelt

Maker Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat

Made FromLead Glass, Ceramic

Date1971

Place MadeFrance

Techniquehand-formed, cut

SizeOverall H: 3.8 cm, Diam: 7 cm

Accession Number92.3.42

Credit LineGift of Ronald Wolcott

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless, purple, opaque white lead glass, ceramic; hand-formed, cut. Hexagonal shape of colorless glass with flat facet on top and six round ones on sides, enclosing a ceramic bust of Eleanor Roosevelt on a purple background; bust is marked "DAVID 1971", base is cut in a sunburst design with acid-stamped mark, "BACCARAT/FRANCE" around a decanter and glasses, flaring foot.
Provenance

Source Roland Wolcott

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