Paperweight (Apple paperweight)

Museum Object Number 1964.0643

Object Name

Paperweight (Apple paperweight)

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

New England Glass Company (Maker)

Place of Origin

East Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1850-1875

Materials

Glass

Techniques

Blown

Dimensions (inches)

2.697 (H) , 3.504 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

6.85 (H) , 8.9 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Related paperweight (1964.0642): no. 279, p. 296
[Catalogue] Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
• Two similar paperweights with fruit in different orientations: Master collection, June 19-20, 2009, lot 203, New England Glass Co.