Collection Highlights
Castle Garden, New York City
Date:
1859
Object Number:
1972.13
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Millefiori paperweight
Object Number:
1965.449
Date:
1848
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 4.4 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
glass cane: near edge of top: "B / 1848"
handwritten in ink: on paper labels affixed to base: "65. / 623" and "623[?]"
Description:
Colorless lead glass paperweight in the shape of a flattened sphere with slightlly concave base; with spaced millefiori concentric design, upset lace ground, figure canes, and one cane with inscription "B / 1848."
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
