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Object Name10 Sulphide Paperweight Buttons
Artist
Jacques Israel
Made FromSulphide, Glass
Date1940-1960
Place MadeUnited States
SizeOverall a) H: 1 cm, Diam: 2.2 cm; b) H: 1.2 cm, Diam: 1.9 cm; c) H: 1.1 cm, Diam: 2.2 cm
Accession Number78.4.30
Credit LineGift of Mrs. J. F. Curtis
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical Description(a) Sulphide portrait of Abraham Lincoln; (b) sulphide of female facing right; (c) sulphide of an Indian facing left with 13 stars and "1832"; (d) sulphide of an Indian facing left with 13 stars and "1852"; (e) sulphide of female figure, red and white canes around edge; (f) sulphide of female figure, gilt and white canes around portrait; (g) scrambled millefiori ground; (h) multi-colored canes in parallel rows; (i) opaque white with blue cane spirally wound in center; (j) opaque white ground with red and blue decoration.Provenance
Source
Mrs. J. F. Curtis
1845-1855
