New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Paperweight

ManufacturerAttributed to Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (American, 1826-1888)

CultureAmerican

MediumGlass

DimensionsOverall: 1 7/8 x 3 1/8 in. (4.8 x 7.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.4530

Not on view

DescriptionPaperweight of clear glass with two double clematis, one pink and one blue with green stems and leaves. Polished pontil.

Published References_Fine French Paperweights From the Factories of Bassarat, Clichy and St. Louis, & Modern English and American Weights_, Sale Number 3181, March 30, 1971 (NY: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., 1971), No. 48, p. 6; b/w ill. p. 7. "An Unusual New England Double Flower Weight. The clear glass set with two double clematis, one in pink and the other dark blue, each set on a stalk with three green leaves and centred by a rose florett. A weight of exact this type would appear to be unrecorded."