Collection Highlights
Fort Hamilton Polka Redowa
Date:
1852
Object Number:
PR.020.1.1
Medium:
Color Lithograph.
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight
Object Number:
1965.300
Date:
1900-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. ( 14 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass paperweight in the form of a sphere cut with one circular punty on top and four on the sides atop a pedestal consisting of baluster stem and flat pad foot; internal motif of a pink cross and encircling vine with rocks and grass below.
Gallery Label:
This paperweight may have been made by Michael Kane of Whitall, Tatum & Company (see "Glass Paperweights of the New-York Historical Society," p. 134).
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
