Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
Date:
ca. 1802
Object Number:
1972.12ab
Medium:
Silk, gold, enamel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight
Object Number:
2002.1.23
Date:
ca. 1880-1940
Medium:
Marble, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 3 x 1 1/8 in. ( 11.7 x 7.6 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
This white marble paperweight is engraved Krum & Gebhard (Cebhard? damage to stone) on one large face and the other large face has a handpainted image of a birdhouse on a tree trunk and 2 birds, one carrying a branch, in shades of gray and brown paint.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
