Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flower paperweight
Object Number:
1965.363
Date:
1845-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. ( 4.8 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Lead glass paperweight of flattened spherical shape enclosing an aster with cobalt blue petals, yellow center, a stem, and five leaves on a latticinio ground.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
