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Paperweight

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

GUSN

GUSN-170593

Description

Brass demon on one foot paperweight. Geometrical pattern on the base.

Details

Descriptive Terms

paperweights
brass (alloy)
Paperweight

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2 1/4 x 1 3/8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.2101

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