Paperweight

Item Information

Title:
Paperweight
Description:
Frosted colorless glass paperweight w/ lion's head; round platform w/ relief form of lion's head and 2 front paws.
Date:
1860–1890
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
glass (material)
pressing
paperweights
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Panthera leo (species)
Glass
Pressed
Lion
Extent:
2.5 in. (H) Diameter: 2.375 in.
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/18166
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
Accession #:
1998.2263
Identifier:
18166