Paperweight in "Silver Thread & Roses" Pattern

Object Name: 
Paperweight in "Silver Thread & Roses" Pattern

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Object Name: 
Paperweight in "Silver Thread & Roses" Pattern
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, NY, Corning
Accession Number: 
84.4.150
Dimensions: 
Overall L: 15.5 cm, W: 8.3 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1904-1920
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Douglas Sinclaire
Primary Description: 
Paperweight in "Silver Thread & Roses" Pattern. Oval block; tooled, cut and engraved; with all surfaces cut and polished except for base; base is engraved with a pattern of roses on a background of fine lines.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Pattern Name: 
Silver Thread & Roses
Provenance: 
Sinclaire, Mrs. Douglas, Source
1927
to
1984-11-29
Category: 
Crystal City
Paperweights
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
engraving
tooling
cutting
Material: 
glass

Exhibitions (2)

Roses in Glass
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2002-03-21 through 2002-09-23
H. P. Sinclaire & Co. Cut and Engraved Glass
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1972-10 through 1972-12
 

Publications (1)

H. P. Sinclaire, Jr., Glassmaker, v. 2 (1975) pp. 67-68, 377; BIB# 27646