Object Number 1964.1116

Object Name

Paperweight (Lafayette paperweight)

Title

Lafayette

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Clichy Factory (Possible maker)

Place of Origin

France, Europe

Date

1824-1830

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Base of bust; "Lafayette" inscribed in black

Subjects

Lafayette; Military; Historical

Materials

Glass (nonlead); Glass (sulphide)

Techniques

Molded

Dimensions (inches)

1.969 (H) , 2.894 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

5 (H) , 7.35 (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.
• Published: no. 276, p. 294
[Article] Palmer, Arlene. 1979 American Heroes in Glass: The Bakewell Sulphide Portraits. American Art Journal. 11 (January)
• Published: fig. 9, p. 10
[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 2004 Artistry and Innovation in Pittsburgh Glass, 1808-1882: from Bakewell & Ensell to Bakewell, Pears & Co.
• Bakewell, Page & Bakewell tumbler with Lafayette portrait sulphide: p. 54, c. 1825