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Paperweight

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1860-1890

GUSN

GUSN-18166

Description

Frosted colorless glass paperweight w/ lion's head; round platform w/ relief form of lion's head and 2 front paws.

Details

Descriptive Terms

paperweights
glass (material)
pressing
figure- and animal-derived motifs
lion
Glass
Pressed
Lion
PAPERWEIGHT

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2.5 (H), 2.375 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.2263

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