paperweight

Object NamePaperweight with Sulphide of George Washington

Makerprobably Cristallerie de Clichy

Made FromLead glass, sulphide

Date1846-1850

Place MadeFrance, Clichy-la-Garenne

Techniquepaperweight; molded, encased sulphide

Accession Number56.3.128

Credit LineGift of the Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Title Unknown (Brandeis University)

Heads of State

Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight

On ViewAmerican Gallery

Physical DescriptionPaperweight with Sulphide of George Washington. Colorless, light blue, white lead glasses; paperweight, molded, encased sulphide; furnace-worked. Domed, circular form, enclosing a molded white sulphide of a man facing dexter (George Washington), above a white-lined light blue ground; polished concave base, inscribed "134" in yellow paint.
Provenance

Source Honorable Amory Houghton Jr. (American, 1926-2020) - 1956

Source Laura Houghton - 1956