Collection Highlights
Batter pitcher
Date:
1798
Object Number:
1937.587
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight
Object Number:
1948.398b
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 4 1/4 x 3 in. ( 2.5 x 10.8 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass flat plaque paperweight; rectangular with rounded corners; profile portrait of Abraham Lincoln impressed intaglio into base and given an acid finish.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
