Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight
Object Number:
2002.1.52
Date:
ca. 1870-1910
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 10.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Clear glass with a paper insert glued to the bottom that shows through the glass a handpainted scene of a steamship on the water marked, "The Clyde Steamship Co./ St. John's River Service/ between/ Jacksonville/ Sanford, Fla./ Intermediate/ Landings/ Only direct water line / between/ New York, Boston, Charleston,S.C./ and Jacksonville, Fla/ without change." On the bottom: A.C. Bosselman & Co. inc./469 Broadway,/ New York."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.