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Paperweight (Pear paperweight)
New England Glass Company
1860-1880
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
New England Glass Company (Maker)
Place of Origin
Cambridge; Massachusetts; Middlesex; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass
Museum Object Number
1964.0642
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.0642
Object Name
Paperweight (Pear paperweight)
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
New England Glass Company (Maker)
Place of Origin
Cambridge; Massachusetts; Middlesex; New England; United States; North America
Date
1860-1880
Materials
- Glass
Dimensions (inches)
2 (H) x 2.9 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5.1 (H) x 7.3 (Diam)
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. 279, p. 296Catalogue: Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
• Two similar paperweights with peaches: Master collection, June 19-20, 2009, lot 203, New England Glass Co.Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Similar paperweight: August 14-16, 2015 sale, lot 11, New England Glass Company, 19th century.