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Paperweight

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1875-1899

GUSN

GUSN-72844

Description

Org, glt; circular base, ball finial; oriental motifs

Details

Descriptive Terms

paperweights
japanning
wood (plant material)
Orientalism
Japanned
Orientalism
PAPERWEIGHT

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2 x 2.5 (HxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.4617

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