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Paperweight

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1890-1930 ?

GUSN

GUSN-50795

Description

Figure of a sleeping foo dog surmounting a cube.

Details

Descriptive Terms

paperweights
carving (processes)
jade (rock)
soapstone (metamorphic rock)
Soapstone
Jade
Carved
PAPERWEIGHT

Associated Building

Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1.875 x 1.25 x 1.25 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.366

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