paperweight

Object NamePaperweight

Made FromNon-lead Glass, frit

Date1900-1940

TechniquePaperweight

SizeOverall H: 4.4 cm, W: 7.62 cm

Accession Number54.4.56

Credit LineBequest of Ellen D. Sharpe

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

United States

Physical DescriptionPaperweight. Colorless, blue, white, pink non-lead glasses; paperweight, frit plate. Domed, circular shape, with a domed bed of transparent dark blue glass at the base, with frit inscription "CATHOLIC BENEVOLENT LEGION" in white, encircling a pink frit heart, anchor, and cross; rough pontil mark on the bottom.
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