paperweight

Object NamePortrait Paperweight

Maker Albert Graeser

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1900

Place MadeUnited States, PA, Pittsburgh

Techniquepaperweight, enameled, printed

SizeOverall H: 5.5 cm, Diam: 9.2 cm

Accession Number83.4.14

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewAmerican Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless and opaque white non-lead glass; paperweight, enameled, printed. Domed, circular form enclosing a domed circular white plaque bearing an oval photographic bust-length portrait of a young man, wearing a coat, vest and soft tie; flanked by multi-colored sprays of pink roses and blue-and- yellow forget-me-nots at either side; inscribed (printed) "Made by/ALBERT GRAESER/Pittsburgh, Pa." on the underside of the plaque; rough-ground flat base.
Provenance

Source Mrs. James T. Henry - 1983-03-18

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