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Paperweight

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1911

GUSN

GUSN-66923

Description

No description

Details

Descriptive Terms

paperweights
bronze (metal)
casting (process)
silver (metal)
plate (material)
exedrae (interior spaces)
sunbursts
Silver
Bronze
Slip Cast
Sunburst
Exedra
PAPERWEIGHT

Associated Building

Used At Avery Library,

Maker

Roman Bronze Works (Maker)

Location of Origin

New York, NY, USA

Dimensions

5.5 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Phoebe McKernan

Accession Number

1973.63

Places

New York state (United States)

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