Paperweight with Sulphide of Benjamin Franklin

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Object Name:

Department

European

Maker(s)

Clichy, Maker

Place Made:

possibly France

Date:

1845-1855

Color

Colorless, Transparent Green

AAT

colorless

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Technique

paperweight, sulphide

AAT

paperweights

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Dimensions:

Overall H: 4.2 cm, Diam: 6.6 cm

Accession Number:

83.3.65

Credit Line:

Bequest of Clara S. Peck

Location:

Not on Display

Description

Colorless and transparent green lead glass; paperweight, sulphide. Domed, circular form, enclosing a molded profile portrait of Benjamin Franklin, facing left, inscribed "Franklin" in blue script on the shoulder; set onto a transparent light blue ground; polished pontil mark, with paper label inscribed "12" in ink.

Provenance

Peck, Clara S., Source to 1983-05-20

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