paperweight

Object NamePaperweight

Maker St. Louis Button Company

Made FromGlass, Paper

Date1904

Techniquepressed, applied

SizeOverall H: 2 cm, W: 10.4 cm, D: 6.5 cm

Accession Number2009.4.286

Credit LineGift of Anna and Karl Koepke

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

United States, MO, Saint Louis

Physical DescriptionColorless, pressed and applied paper label. Repeating vertical line pattern around base with applied lightly colored photo of a building with the words PALACE OF MANUFACTURERS, WORLDS FAIR, 1904, ST. LOUIS. Red label on underside with the words “CRYSTAL PAPERWEIGHTS. MADE TO ORDER FROM ANY PICTURE, TRADE-MARK OR DESIGN. ST. LOUIS BUTTON COMPANY. 413-15 LUCAS AVE. ST. LOUIS MANUFACTURERS OF SOUVENIR, PHOTO AND ADVERTISING NOVELTIES”.
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