Engraved Hawkes Paperweight

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Object Name:

Department

American

Maker(s)

T. G. Hawkes & Co., Factory

Place Made:

United States, Corning, NY

Date:

1925-1945

Color

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colorless

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Technique

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grinding

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  - grinding (ref)

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engraving

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  - engraving (ref)

Material

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glass

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Dimensions:

Overall H: 9.9 cm, W: 7.6 cm, D: 4 cm

Accession Number:

2010.4.105

Credit Line:

Gift of Dorothy-Lee Jones

Location:

Not on Display

Description

Engraved Hawkes Paperweight. Colorless glass ground and engraved. Paperweight or sign has rectangular bottom, triangular sides and pointed top. Front has been engraved with the words “Hawkes Crystal” in script with the “H & C” within squares. All edges have ground facets. Intact with scratches on bottom.

Inscription

Hawkes Crystal / H & C Engraved front

Provenance

Jones, Dorothy Lee, Source to 2010-08-25

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